Women in Afghanistan facing numerous Taliban restrictions in 2022

Afghan women stand outside an amusement park, in Kabul, Nov. 10, 2022. The Taliban banned women from using gyms and parks in Afghanistan, part of their crackdown on women's rights and freedoms. [Courtesy of AP]

Throughout 2022, the ruling Taliban in Afghanistan introduced and enforced some of the worst gender-based discriminatory policies seen anywhere in the world.

At the start of the new academic year in March, the Taliban announced an indefinite ban on secondary schools for girls, depriving some 3.5 million teenagers an education. Earlier this week, it was announced that public and private universities across the country were being closed to female students until further notice. Taliban-ruled Afghanistan is the only country where girls are banned from schools because of their gender.