Taliban internet clampdown: will Europe revive academic support to Afghan women?

The situation of Afghan women and girls is a special concern. Since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, they have been stripped of their basic rights and practically erased from all public spheres. The hardline Islamist group has issued dozens of edicts restricting their freedom of movement and of expression, has removed them from most jobs, and barred them from classrooms beyond the age of 12.