Afghan women left behind as earthquake aid collides with Taliban restrictions
Source: Women's Agenda
Afghan women and girls are bearing some of the heaviest burdens of a deadly 6.0 magnitude earthquake in the country’s eastern provinces last week.
Already faced with cultural and legal barriers due to Taliban’s harsh restrictions, reports show the natural disaster has intensified the situation for Afghan women, who are impeded from accessing hospital care and other support.
As victims were pulled from the rubble in Afghanistan’s eastern provinces of Kunar and Nangarhar, reports have been made that many women were left trapped by male rescuers due to a prohibition on physical contact between unrelated men and women.
Current reports from the United Nations show that nearly 40,000 people have been impacted by the earthquake, while over 5,000 homes have been destroyed.
Afghan women and girls are bearing some of the heaviest burdens of a deadly 6.0 magnitude earthquake in the country’s eastern provinces last week.
Already faced with cultural and legal barriers due to Taliban’s harsh restrictions, reports show the natural disaster has intensified the situation for Afghan women, who are impeded from accessing hospital care and other support.
As victims were pulled from the rubble in Afghanistan’s eastern provinces of Kunar and Nangarhar, reports have been made that many women were left trapped by male rescuers due to a prohibition on physical contact between unrelated men and women.
Current reports from the United Nations show that nearly 40,000 people have been impacted by the earthquake, while over 5,000 homes have been destroyed.