The dangers facing women in Afghanistan have escalated thanks to new Taliban rulings. Under the previous Afghan government, some women were granted divorces after proving they were victims of abuse or that their husbands were addicted to drugs.
Because Taliban members have previously compelled Afghan women to reunite with their former spouses after nullifying their divorces, many fear all women affected by the new ruling will be forced to return to violent marriages. The World Health Organization found in 2011 that about
of Afghan women experience domestic violence. Unfortunately, the numerous shelters where abuse victims could once find safe haven were shuttered by the Taliban as of December 2021. In their absence, endangered women have limited means of escaping intimate partner violence., whose name has been changed for her protection. Nasrin was granted a legal separation from her abusive husband under the prior Afghan government. In the months following the U.S.
Escobar told me that the gender-based abuse directed against her is typical in Afghanistan’s patriarchal society. Escobar believes the attacks against her are escalating because of the Taliban’s increased use of social media and the fact that"no one is really taking action with teeth [about] gender apartheid."
While Escobar has not stopped advocating for Afghans, she is frustrated by the time required to report each threat to the FBI and Twitter."One tweet easily wastes an hour … that needs to be spent assisting U.S. government efforts to evacuate allies," work Escobar does for at least 60 hours a week without pay.
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