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Transcript/Script((TITLE: TV Afghanistan Women – Bafradzhian
HEAD: Afghan Women Under Taliban: Giving Up on Education, Work and Dreams
PUBLISHED AT: 02/04/2022 at 9:15am
BYLINE: Karina Bafradzhian
CONTRIBUTOR:
DATELINE: Washington
VIDEOGRAPHER: Andrey Degtyarev
PRODUCER:
VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA, News Agencies TBD
PLATFORMS: TV only
EDITORS: KE(1st); BR
TRT: 2:10
VID APPROVED BY: KE
TYPE: TVPKG
UPDATE:))
((INTRO))
[[Since taking control of the Afghan capital last August, the Taliban have imposed severe restrictions on women and girls forcing many to give up on their education, careers, hopes and dreams. But at least one international group is trying to help – as Karina Bafradzhian reports.]]
((NARRATION))
For Afghan women and girls, their lives changed when the Taliban took over Kabul in 2021 – forcing out U.S. and international forces in a chaotic withdrawal.
The Taliban closed secondary schools for girls and imposed other restrictions on women, including employment.
((Arizoo Sadaat, Women for Women International in Afghanistan)) ((Zoom))
“Women have been told they cannot return to work or travel in public without being accompanied by a man. And above the age of 12 girls are not allowed to go to school. They are only letting those girls and women who are going to universities in, but they have to wear (a) black hijab, have everything fully covered. They have also separated the classes of girls and boys.”
((NARRATION))
Women's lives have shrunk to household routines. Grocery shopping and visiting relatives remains the only activities in their life.
((Arizoo Sadaat, Women for Women International in Afghanistan)) ((Zoom))
“I’m in touch with our Women for Women International program participants – they are very scared, have been since the Taliban came and took control over Afghanistan.”
((NARRATION))
Women for Women International in Afghanistan is a civil society group whose aim is to help Afghan women and girls protect their rights. The organization reopened its training centers in late January.
((Mandatory courtesy: Women for Women International))
These training programs include business classes and home economics.
The group also says it has resumed cash transfers to program participants.
((End courtesy))
((Arizoo Sadaat, Women for Women International in Afghanistan)) ((Zoom))
“Also, at the end of the month we are paying them a stipend, which is ten dollars; we convert it and now it is a thousand Afghanis. Through this, we are helping the participants.”
((NARRATION))
Sadaat hopes that the restrictions imposed on women and girls in Afghanistan will be loosened soon.
((Karina Bafradzhian, for VOA News, Washington))
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
NetworkVOA
Location (dateline)Washington
Embargo DateFebruary 4, 2022 09:22 EST
BylineKarina Bafradzhian
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America - English
