Five years of Taliban rule: women make up just 5% of Afghanistan's workforce

The International Labour Organization estimates that women now account for just 5.1% of Afghanistan's workforce, five years after the Taliban returned to power. That figure is less than a third of the proportion recorded in 2019 and 2020. The data underscores the dramatic collapse in women's economic participation under Taliban rule.

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