In footage, a Taliban member can be seen striking the gathered students, who are recorded hitting and kicking the gates in protest.

Afghan Witness spoke to two women who planned to continue their studies in Qatar and Kyrgyzstan, but say the Taliban prevented them and other female students from boarding a Doha-bound flight. Both women's names have been changed to protect their identities.

Since the Taliban’s return last August, the group has demonstrated determination to regulate, shape, and control access to education in Afghanistan.

Afghan Witness assesses how the Taliban’s return has impacted women’s access to education and employment, their freedom of movement and dress, and their ability to access support services.

In Afghanistan, girls’ secondary schools have been closed for 300 days and counting, but the country’s teenage girls - assisted by an international army of volunteers led by Angela Ghayour - are finding other ways to learn.

Two women share their experiences of being detained by the Taliban while protesting the takeover.

While the Taliban have said hijab is not compulsory, there have been widespread efforts to implement it.

A detailed investigation into the death of a female protestor in Mandalay on 03 March 2021.

A detailed investigation into the death of a female protestor in Yangon on 28 Feb 2021.

While top posts came from several international figures, there was limited visibility of female campaigners inside Afghanistan

The statue was censored with black cloth, before being removed entirely

AW talks to five female students about the reality of attending university as women in the ‘new’ Afghanistan.