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Australia has implemented financial sanctions and travel bans targeting four officials within Afghanistan’s Taliban government, citing worsening human rights abuses—particularly against women and girls. Foreign Minister Penny Wong stated that these officials are responsible for suppressing women’s rights and undermining governance and the rule of law in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
The sanctions focus on three Taliban ministers and the group’s chief justice, accusing them of limiting access for women and girls to education, employment, freedom of movement, and participation in public life. These measures are part of a new framework that allows Australia to impose targeted sanctions and travel restrictions directly, aiming to increase pressure on the Taliban and address the oppression faced by the Afghan population.
Australia previously evacuated thousands of Afghans—mainly women and children—after the Taliban retook control of their country. Since the Taliban’s return to power, the environment for women’s rights has significantly deteriorated, with bans on education and work, despite Taliban claims of respecting women’s rights within their interpretation of religious law. Currently, much of Afghanistan’s population depends heavily on humanitarian aid for survival.
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