In pictures: Taliban stop Afghan women from entering funfairs and parks

Afghan women

Since taking over Afghanistan, the Taliban have said women should not leave the home without a male relative and must cover their faces.

Afghan women were banned from entering amusement parks in the capital Kabul this week, days after the country announced more public restrictions on women and girls. 

Since sweeping to power last year, the Taliban have cracked down on the freedoms of women and girls in Afghanistan, preventing them from leaving home without a male relative and forcing them to wear face coverings. 

“We are just bored and fed-up, with being at home all day, our minds are tired, ” one Afghan woman told reporters. “There are no schools, no work … We should at least have a place to have fun.”

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The Taliban have banned women from using gyms and parks in Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 10.
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A man looks at an empty Ferris wheel, 10 Nov. 2022.
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A conspicuous lack of women in a park in Afghanistan Nov 10, 2022
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A Taliban fighter stands guard in an amusement park, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022.
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Afghan women stand outside an amusement park, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022.
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November 9, 2022, shows a amusement rides at the Habibullah Zazai Park on the outskirts of Kabul.WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP or licensors
Men drink tea at the Wazir Akbar Khan hilltop overlooking Kabul on November 9, 2022.