Closure of amusement parks for women under the Taliban regime
Under the Taliban regime, women have faced severe restrictions, including the closure of amusement parks for women. After taking control of Afghanistan in August 2021, the Taliban imposed strict laws on social behavior and women’s rights. The closure of amusement parks is part of their overall policy to limit women’s access to public spaces.
These decisions are part of the Taliban’s attempt to enforce its strict interpretation of Islamic law, in which the presence of women in public places is severely restricted. These restrictions have caused widespread concern among human rights and women’s activists, who believe that these measures severely violate women’s fundamental rights and freedoms.
These policies, along with other restrictions such as the ban on girls’ education above the sixth grade and the compulsion to observe the full hijab, paint a picture of severe social and individual restrictions on women in Afghan society.
Thanking the Taliban for allowing women to enter amusement parks
In November 2022, the Taliban banned women from entering amusement parks across Afghanistan. The decision was part of a series of severe social restrictions imposed by the Taliban after returning to power. The ban includes public parks, recreation centers, and public gardens, and women are asked to refrain from entering these spaces even when male family members are present.
The Taliban imposed these restrictions by justifying the implementation of Islamic laws, but these policies have been heavily criticized by human rights activists and international organizations. They believe that these measures violate women’s basic freedoms and severely limit their access to public spaces.
This ban, along with other restrictions such as banning girls from studying above the sixth grade and enforcing the compulsory veil, is part of the Taliban’s plan to tightly control social life and women’s rights in Afghanistan. These decisions have increased international concerns about the status of women in Afghanistan.
