Short Animation Highlights Women’s Restrictions Under Taliban Rule

A short animation depicting the lives of Afghan citizens under Taliban rule has recently gone viral on social media, sparking widespread reactions. Created by Basem Nabil, the film focuses on the ban on girls’ education, restrictions on women’s social rights, and the punishments imposed by the Taliban administration, particularly targeting women. Produced in English, the animation aims to reach audiences beyond Afghanistan.

The film also accuses the Taliban administration of maintaining links with and providing shelter to Al-Qaeda, an issue that has been a major point of criticism from the international community and global security watchdogs in recent years.

Amid escalating strict policies and an expanding atmosphere of repression in Afghanistan, several artists, animators, and graphic designers are striving to use visual arts to reflect the realities of deprivation and prohibitions affecting people’s lives. This animation is regarded as a cultural protest voice against the violations of the rights of Afghan women and girls.