It probably won’t surprise anyone who served in Afghanistan that the rights of women and girls in the country have been essentially returned to their prewar status. Before the U.S. military’s chaotic August 2021 withdrawal from the country, Afghan women made up 22% of the workforce, but Taliban restrictions now mean it’s impossible for them to make a living – and defiance of the policies means torture, disappearance or death. What might come as a surprise is that the loss of the basic rights