WOMEN ‘MAY NOT DRIVE’

TALIBAN officials in Afghanistan’s most progressive city have told driving instructors to stop issuing licences to women, professionals from the sector said. While Afghanistan is a deeply patriarchal country, it is not uncommon for women to drive in larger cities, particularly Herat in the north-west, which has long been considered liberal by Afghan standards. The Taliban seized back control of the country last year, and have been restricting the rights of Afghans, particularly girls and women. |