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Deputy U.N. chief: World must not ignore violations of women’s rights in Afghanistan
Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, has voiced concern over the situation of women in Afghanistan, calling on the international community not to turn a blind eye to ongoing violations of their rights.
Amina said in a post on X on Sunday that millions of Afghan women and girls continue to face severe restrictions on their basic rights, including access to education, employment, security and freedom of movement.
“The world must not turn a blind eye to these violations,” she wrote, stressing that women’s rights are human rights everywhere.
Since returning to power in 2021, the Islamic Emirate has suspended education for girls beyond the sixth grade and imposed wide-ranging restrictions on women’s participation in the workforce and public life.
Officials of the Islamic Emirate maintain that their policies regarding women are based on Sharia law and have repeatedly described the issue as an internal matter of Afghanistan.
Hamdullah Fitrat, Deputy Spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate, says that in the past day, nearly 570 families comprising 2,940 people have returned to Afghanistan through the Torkham, Spin Boldak, Islam Qala and Bahramcha crossings.
Fitrat said that services including transportation, cash assistance, health services and awareness programs have been provided to the returnees.
He added that during the same period, 618 families were also allocated residential land plots.
Attaullah Omari, Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, met with Shaji Krishnan V., Chairman of India’s National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), during his official visit to India, discussing the expansion of bilateral cooperation in agriculture, rural development, and institutional capacity building.
In a statement, the Ministry of Agriculture said the meeting was attended by representatives from India’s Ministry of External Affairs, the Ministry of Financial Services, and senior officials of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development. The two sides discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in agricultural development, rural development, technical and institutional capacity building, and expanding joint initiatives.
According to the statement, Omari highlighted the importance of agricultural development and improving conditions in rural areas, emphasizing the expansion of joint cooperation and the use of successful experiences to strengthen agricultural capacities and achieve sustainable development.
The meeting was held as part of the official visit of the Ministry of Agriculture delegation to India, aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in the fields of agriculture, livestock, and rural development.
Zalmay Khalilzad, the former U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, has said it is “wrong and sad” that young women and girls are not being allowed to take Afghanistan’s Kankor university entrance examination.
Khalilzad made the remarks on Friday in a post on his X account.
Earlier, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai also expressed concern over the exclusion of women and girls from the Kankor examination and called for the reopening of schools and universities to them.
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