Germany has recorded an unprecedented surge in asylum applications from Afghanistan women, driven by the Taliban's systematic repression of women's rights since retaking power in 2021.

According to Der Spiegel, more than 3,000 Afghanistan women applied for asylum in Germany in July 2025 alone, more than double the number from the previous month. Since the beginning of the year, approximately 9,593 women have sought refuge in the country.

The German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees attributes this sharp rise to worsening conditions for women under Taliban rule. Women have been excluded from education, employment, and public life in what experts describe as a coordinated erasure of their civil liberties.

A major contributing factor to the increase in asylum claims was a landmark ruling by the European Court of Justice in late 2024. The court declared that“women in Afghanistan are generally subject to political persecution,” making them eligible for asylum under EU law.

Following the ruling, Germany's immigration authority acknowledged that the legal pathway for Afghanistan women seeking protection has become significantly stronger, increasing their chances of receiving refugee status.

Last year, the EU's top court also stated that Afghanistan's nationality and gender alone can constitute sufficient grounds for granting asylum-an important precedent that has reshaped refugee assessments across member states.

As the Taliban continues its gender-based repression, women of Afghanistan are increasingly turning to countries like Germany for safety and basic human rights.

Experts warn that without coordinated international support and policy reforms, host nations may struggle to accommodate the growing number of vulnerable women fleeing persecution in Afghanistan.

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