Two years since the Taliban stormed back to power in Afghanistan after 20 years of war against the United States and its allies, life has changed dramatically for many Afghans, particularly women.

Worry, relief, despair, pride: Afghans on life two years under the Taliban

Days after banning Afghan women from parks and amusement centres, the Taliban announced on Sunday that women are now forbidden from using gyms and public baths. Despite promises from staunch Islamists that they would usher in a lighter version of the harsh rule that characterised their first period in power, which ended in 2001, women are progressively being excluded from public life since the Taliban's return in 2021.

Taliban prohibit Afghan women from using gyms and public baths, days after banning them from parks

A group of women protesters demanding rights to work and education in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul were attacked with pepper spray gas by the Taliban forces on Sunday.

Women protesters seeking rights to work, education attacked with pepper spray by Taliban

The US is considering visas for vulnerable Afghan women including politicians, journalists, and activists, who are likely to be on the Taliban's hit list. But what will happen to those women who cannot leave Afganistan? What's next for Afghan Women? Watch on WION Wideangle.

WION WIDEANGLE: AFGHAN WOMEN: WHAT'S NEXT?

Eighteen-year-old Fatima Sultani gazes at the peak of a mountain near Afghanistan's capital Kabul after completing a morning climbing session, considering her next steps. Sultani has continued to climb throughout the coronavirus pandemic, in August making it to the summit of the 7,492 metres altitude Noshakh Peak, one of the hardest climbs in the world, in the Hindu Kush mountain range in northern Afghanistan.

Afghan woman scales mountain peaks in hope of bringing honour to country

Scores of Afghan women march in the city of Jalalabad calling for a permanent ceasefire between the Taliban and the Afghan government as historic talks between the two sides take place in Qatar.

Your Story: Afghan women march for peace and ceasefire

Women who lived under the harsh rule of the Taliban urged senior Afghan politicians to ensure their hard-won freedoms are not bargained away when they talk peace with the insurgents on Tuesday.

We are not a 'political tool': Afghan women on Taliban talks

Head scarf-clad Zuhra Nabizada showed no traces of emotion as she handled the machine gun with the ease of a professional during a training session at the shooting range of the Officers Training Academy here.

Second batch of Afghan women officers undergo training at Officers Training Academy

According to reports, 25-year-old Jahan Taab from Afghanistan was photographed at a private university in Afghanistan's Daykundi

Heartwarming picture shows Afghan woman nursing her baby while writing exam

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Worry, relief, despair, pride: Afghans on life two years under the Taliban

Taliban prohibit Afghan women from using gyms and public baths, days after banning them from parks

Women protesters seeking rights to work, education attacked with pepper spray by Taliban

WION WIDEANGLE: AFGHAN WOMEN: WHAT'S NEXT?

WION WIDEANGLE: AFGHAN WOMEN: WHAT'S NEXT?

Afghan woman scales mountain peaks in hope of bringing honour to country

Your Story: Afghan women march for peace and ceasefire

We are not a 'political tool': Afghan women on Taliban talks

Second batch of Afghan women officers undergo training at Officers Training Academy

Heartwarming picture shows Afghan woman nursing her baby while writing exam