In the silent streets of Kabul, where women’s performances once echoed before the camera, a heavy silence now fills the air. Afghan women actresses, who had managed to enter the world of art despite years of social and cultural pressure, have once again been pushed to the margins. Through their anti-women restrictions, the Taliban appear to have turned time backwards.

The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that hunger in Afghanistan is worsening, with malnutrition among children rising rapidly.

Gilles Bertrand, the European Union’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, has described the human rights situation in the country, particularly for women, as worrying at the end of his six-day visit to Kabul.

The United Nations, emphasizing the right to security for all women and girls, has called on governments to implement protective laws and invest in preventing gender-based violence.