The Taliban have asked airlines in Afghanistan not to allow women to board planes unless accompanied by a man from their family, the companies themselves said.
Two Afghan Airlines officials, Ariana Afghan Airlines and Kam Air, told AFP on Sunday that they had been instructed by the Taliban not to give tickets to women who were not accompanied on their journey by a family man.
The decision came after a meeting between representatives of the Taliban, the two airlines and the Kabul Airport’s immigration service in the middle of last week.
A letter from a senior Ariana Afghan Airlines executive to AFP staff confirming the new orders confirms all flights.
“No woman is allowed to fly on domestic or international flights without being accompanied by a man,” the letter said.
By the end of December, the Islamists, who seized power in Afghanistan in mid-August, had already banned women from traveling more than 72 kilometers without being accompanied by a male relative.
The new restrictions imposed on Afghans were announced a few days after the Taliban decided to exclude girls from secondary education.
On Sunday, the Ministry of Virtue and the Prevention of Corruption ordered men and women to visit Kabul’s public parks on different days. Now men can go to the parks on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and women can go to the parks on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays.
The Taliban have not stopped imposing restrictions on women since taking power in Afghanistan. These have been excluded from many positions in the public sector, while they have been imposed a strict dress code.
The UN Security Council, meanwhile, has expressed grave concern over the Taliban’s decision to exclude girls from secondary education and called for the reopening of girls’ schools as soon as possible.
“The members of the Security Council (…) have reaffirmed the right of all Afghans, including girls, to education,” he said in a statement.
Following the Taliban’s decision, the United States abruptly postponed a series of meetings with them in Doha to discuss important economic issues.
SOURCE: AMPE
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