Taliban Bans Further Evacuation Of Afghans Over ‘Poor’ Living Conditions Abroad

Malalai (C) from Kunduz province, sits with her children at a camp for internally displaced people as they wait for a bus to return home, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Oct. 9, 2021. Felipe Dana/AP Photo

The Taliban said on Sunday that it will no longer allow further evacuations of Afghans, and that women will be barred from traveling abroad without a male chaperone.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said that Afghans will not be allowed to leave the country without a clear destination and valid reasons, citing reports of Afghans living in bad conditions in camps abroad, Kabul-based TOLOnews reported.