Afghanistan: Taliban impose restrictions on women's travel
The Taliban have said Afghan women seeking to travel long distances by road should be offered transport only if accompanied by a male relative.
The directive, issued on Sunday, is the latest curb on women's rights since the Islamist group seized power in August.
The majority of secondary schools remain shut for girls, while most women have been banned from working.
Campaign group Human Rights Watch said the new restriction moved further towards making women prisoners.
Wazhma Frogh is a prominent Afghan women's rights activist. She's been speaking to Newshour.
Photo shows: May 13, 2020, Afghan women and a boy travel in a taxi car on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif. Credit: Getty Images
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