Abstract
For two decades the United States and its allies fought against the Taliban in Afghanistan. After the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in late 2021, the Taliban has once again claimed the power of the country. The Taliban has already begun to implement restrictions that deny Afghan women their human rights. This article will outline the Taliban’s disregard for the International Bill of Human Rights, analyzing the Taliban’s observance of human rights before the U.S. invasion in 2001, post- U.S. withdrawal expressions by the Taliban in 2021, and post-U.S. withdrawal actions in 2021. Finally, this article will analyze different actions available to the international community to protect Afghan human rights. The U.S. and the international community must do everything they can to protect human rights in Afghanistan, as they created instability in the region which allowed the Taliban to survive and return.
Recommended Citation
Bogaert, Hannah
(2022)
"History Repeating Itself: The Resurgence of the Taliban and the Abandonment of Afghan Women,"
Immigration and Human Rights Law Review: Vol. 4:
Iss.
1, Article 3.
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.uc.edu/ihrlr/vol4/iss1/3