Afghanistan has burnished its credentials as one of the worst places in the world for women, thanks to a Taliban plan under which vulnerable women are sent to prison.

On Thursday, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan published a report stating the Taliban have eliminated the country's 23 state protection centers for women because women's shelters, in their eyes, are a Western idea. Instead, in instances where there were concerns of gender-based violence, women would be sent to prison for their own protection, a similar Taliban tactic for dealing with drug addicts and homeless people.

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Since the Taliban swept back into power following the chaotic withdrawal of American troops in August 2021, Afghan women and teenage girls have been barred from education, employment in most sectors, and leaving their homes. Last July, the closure of women’s beauty salons was added to the litany of banished rights for women. All the while, the economy has collapsed and the humanitarian crisis has worsened.

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Nonetheless, the Taliban, which the international community does not officially recognize as the country's government, have only increased their restrictions on women.

"The confinement of women in prison facilities, outside the enforcement of criminal law, and to ensure their protection from gender-based-violence, would amount to an arbitrary deprivation of liberty," according to the UNAMA’s report, which adds that the authorities "must protect women and girls from gender-based violence.”