MMC Asia and the Pacific 4Mi Snapshot – April 2024 - Implications of the Taliban takeover on Afghan women’s migration to Türkiye

MMC Asia and the Pacific 4Mi Snapshot – April 2024 Implications of the Taliban takeover on Afghan women’s migration to Türkiye Since August 2021, Taliban rule in Afghanistan has severely restricted women’s rights, • Gaps in assistance prevail, with respondents highlighting critical needs for legal and impacting their freedom of movement, access to education and healthcare, and right resettlement a. [...] Türkiye currently hosts 139,333 Afghan refugees Profiles and asylum seekers, 35% of whom are women and girls.1 This snapshot examines the effects of the Taliban takeover on migration dynamics among Afghan women, focusing This snapshot is based on 994 interviews conducted with Afghan women migrants on the drivers of migration, the routes taken to reach Türkiye, protection risks faced between August. [...] Profile of respondents Deprivation of rights and freedoms more Arrived Arrived commonly reported as a driver of migration before Aug after Aug Total 2021 (n=496) 2021 (n=498) (n=994) post-Taliban takeover 18-30 66% 68% 67% Drivers of migration were largely similar regardless of departure date: violence and insecurity (61%), lack of access to rights and freedoms (35%) and economic factors 31-40 24%. [...] Injury / ill-health from harsh conditions 25% In terms of the types of risks reported, the proportion of respondents who reported the risk of detention increased among those leaving post-August 2021 (31% pre-August 26% Robbery 2021, 44% post), consistent with the rise in crackdowns and pushbacks against Afghans 28% in Iran and Türkiye after the Taliban takeover.4 There were also increased reports. [...] MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTRY OF Washing / 5% FOREIGN AFFAIRS bathroom Journeys before August 2021 (n=370) OF DENMARK OF DENMARK Danida Danida facilities 4% Journeys after August 2021 (n=376) Note that the sampling approach means that the findings derived from the surveyed Access to 3% communication Multi-select sample provide rich insights, but the figures cannot be used to make inferences.