Women have disappeared: NGO worker punches holes into Taliban's promise of change

Days after Taliban took over Afghanistan, and promised a moderate government in which women will have rights and freedom, an NGO worker's Twitter thread about recent developments in the country showed otherwise.

When the Taliban took over Afghanistan after 20 years of US intervention, they promised an inclusive government where women will have rights. However, the latest developments hint at a repeat of their previous rule of oppression. THREAD:17 days UPDATE on women’s rights in Afghanistan:1. Women has disappeared from political, social & economic spaces2.Women led NGOs are searched, questioned & have been asked to remain shut4. Prominent women activists R threatened through calls/msgs/social media "Women has disappeared from political, social & economic spaces. Women-led NGOs are searched, questioned and have been asked to remain shut. Prominent women activists are threatened through calls, messages and social media," Samira Hamidi working with Amnesty International wrote in her Twitter thread.