How Afghan women under Taliban rule are coding their way to a brighter future
Murtaza Jafari, 25, an Afghan migrant, sits in front of his computer while teaching coding remotely to women currently living in Afghanistan, in Athens, Greece, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — One after the other, the opportunities vanished. Like so many other Afghan women, Sodaba could do little but watch as her country’s new Taliban government imposed a stranglehold on women’s lives.
The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in 2021, and quickly set about implementing a dizzying array of restrictions for women: No visiting parks or gyms, no eating in restaurants, no working, except in very few professions.
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