The ruling fundamentalists had previously banned Afghan women from traveling more than 72 kilometers into the country if they are alone.
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Women’s rights are further set back in Afghanistan. The Taliban have ordered airlines to refuse to board women if they are not accompanied by a male relative to travel, AFP learned from Afghan airlines. Two officials from Ariana Afghan Airlines and Kam Air said on Sunday March 27 that they had received an order from the Taliban to no longer issue tickets to women who were not accompanied by a male relative for their trip.
The decision was taken after a mid-week meeting between representatives of the Taliban, these two airlines and immigration authorities at Kabul airport. A letter sent by a senior official of Ariana Afghan Airlines to the staff of the airline, and of which AFP obtained a copy, confirms these new instructions which apply to all flights.
At the end of December, the fundamentalists in power had already prohibited Afghan women from making trips of more than 72 kilometers in the country if they were not accompanied by a close member of their family. This new restriction imposed on Afghan women comes a few days after the decision of the Taliban to close secondary schools for girls, just after their reopening, which had however been announced for a long time.