8am: The Taliban’s extensive restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan have forced thousands of women into their homes and left them unemployed. These limitations restrict women to a few areas of work, such as small businesses and street vending, in only a limited number of locations. Female street vendors in Balkh province report that they must pay 30 to 50 Afghanis daily to Taliban fighters to sell second-hand clothes on the streets. Click here to read more (external link).