UNAMA Warns of Worsening Conditions for Women and Human Rights in Afghanistan

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – A new report by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) highlights a continued and systematic deterioration of women’s rights and broader human rights conditions across Afghanistan between October and December 2025.

According to UNAMA, Afghan women remain almost entirely excluded from public life. For more than 115 consecutive days, women have been barred from entering United Nations premises nationwide, including female UN staff, contractors, and visitors. Afghan women working with the UN have been forced to operate from home or under restrictive alternative arrangements, as advocacy to lift the ban continues without success.