US State Department criticizes IEA over treatment of women

The US State Department condemned the detention of a number of Afghan girls and women by the Islamic Emirate on the charge of “not wearing hijab”.

State Department Spokesperson Matt Miller, said on Wednesday: “We’ve seen them take a number of really deplorable actions when it – that relates to women and girls and their role in society.”

In response to reporters’ questions, the spokesperson of the US State Department said that “we have – we will continue to take all appropriate steps to hold them accountable for those actions.”

This comes after the Ministry of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice recently arrested a number of women and girls on charges of not wearing hijab in different areas of Kabul city.

Before this, several reports emerged of arrests of a young women and girls different areas of Kabul city, including Dasht-e-Barchi, Taimani and Khairkhane areas.

Earlier, Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman of the Islamic Emirate, confirmed that the arrest of these girls and women was made for “group punishment” that intended to “promote veiling” and was temporary.

This action of the Islamic Emirate resulted in various reactions; among other things, recently, Amnesty International also emphasized by publishing a statement that the Islamic Emirate should stop the oppression of women urgently.