India, Aug. 12 -- Five years after the Taliban takeover, half of Afghan women interviewed leave home only once or twice a month, according to UN Women.

The Taliban authorities have issued more than 100 decrees targeting women and girls since August 2021.

Seven in 10 Afghan women now describe their mental health as 'bad' or 'very bad'.

More than 10.7 million Afghan women and girls need humanitarian assistance in 2026, while aid cuts are putting women-led organisations at risk.

Five years after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, severe restrictions on women and girls have become entrenched across almost every part of public and private life, according to United Nations' agency UN Women.

The agency said half of Afghan women interv...