Shafiqa Khpalwak: Women in Afghanistan are even banned from reciting the Quran out loud

Yasamin Tue Oct 2025 1 month ago 126

Ms. Khpalwak wrote in a note that school gates remain closed to girls, universities are shut down, and women are deprived of the right to work. According to her, educational institutions have been halted, women's movement without a male guardian is prohibited, and they are even barred from visiting parks and recreational centers.


She added that women are not allowed to engage in sports, books by female authors are censored, and in some areas, the sale of smartphones to women has been banned. She wrote, "Women's tailoring shops have been closed, beauty salons are shut down, and women without a male guardian cannot even go to hospitals."


This Afghan poet stated that on television, women are only allowed to appear with their faces covered and are prohibited from speaking in public or reciting the Quran aloud. She further noted that midwifery and nursing training institutions for women have been closed, and women have lost the right to participate in the university entrance exam and the graduation exam for medical fields.


Ms. Khpalwak emphasized that "all these restrictions are part of the deliberate and strategic policies of the current regime, not a part of religion or culture." She concluded by writing: "Our generations have burned in this fire, while we watched with cold eyes."

Shafiqa Khpalwak, a prominent Pashto poet, has sharply criticized the Taliban's policies toward women, stating that the suffering and deprivation of Afghan women should not be forgotten amidst other concerns.

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