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What restrictions did the Taliban place on women and girls in Afghanistan during the 1990s?
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Taliban fighters sitting atop a Russian-made tank during a patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, October 2, 2001.
During the 1990s, the Taliban imposed severe restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan. They closed girls' schools and barred women from most employment. Women were also compelled to wear full body coverings and faced harsh penalties for appearing in public without a male relative or for not being fully covered. Television and most other forms of entertainment were banned, and men were fined or jailed for not growing full, untrimmed beards. These policies led to international criticism for the Taliban's human rights record, particularly concerning women.123