of significant changes being enforced on women and young girls to include lack of access to an education for the vast majority of them. many being prevented from returning to their jobs. all of this being done under the guise of the taliban saying this is specifically for the safety of women. and they keep insisting these are all just temporary measures at this stage. when it comes particularly to this new solo travel ban, there are other rules that the taliban announced as well. that is that drivers are not allowed to play music. they should not pick up any woman who is not properly dressed and that cars should stop and pull over during prior times. it is also worth noting that over the course of the few months since the taliban took power, they also effectively eradicated afghanistan s ministry of women s affairs, replacing it with the ministry