Taliban bans women from gyms and parks in Afghanistan

Women will no longer be able to train in gyms in Afghanistan in (Rafiq Maqbool/AP)

The Taliban has banned women from using gyms in Afghanistan as they continue to crack down on women’s rights after taking power more than a year ago.

The group, which seized power in August 2021, have banned girls from middle school and high school despite initial promises to the contrary, restricted women from most fields of employment, and ordered them to wear head-to-toe clothing in public.