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Two years after returning fundamentalist power in Afghanistan through Taliban and despite their commitment to human rights in doha agreement After the withdrawal of American troops advancement in
Two years after returning fundamentalist power in Afghanistan through Taliban and despite their commitment to human rights in doha agreement After the withdrawal of American troops advancement in women’s rights has slowed down.
With actions from deny access to education ordered until recently dismissal of those women who refuse to wear a veilthe Taliban have imposed many restrictions that violate the rights of women, while humanitarian and economic crisis population is exacerbated by the lack of support from the international community.
Meanwhile, the Taliban government celebrated the capture of Kabul in 2021after a lightning offensive when US forces left the region after 20 years of war and entered the capital on August 15, when the Afghan security forces disintegrated and President Ashraf Ghani fled.
As part of the holiday Zabiullah MujahidA Taliban spokesman said:
On the second anniversary of the conquest of Kabul, we would like to congratulate the people of the Mujahideen (holy warriors) of Afghanistan and ask them to thank Allah Almighty for this great victory.
Although there is a seeming peace in the region that has not been seen for decades, for many women who enjoyed greater rights and greater freedoms during Western intervention, their position marked a new watershed. a milestone of desperation regarding the enforcement of one’s rights.
Amina Mohammeddeputy general secretary UNstated:
It has been two years since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan. Two years that have changed the lives of Afghan women and girls, their rights and their future.
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The Taliban’s rise to power was accompanied by their first ban on women: the right to secondary education, which makes Afghanistanto this day the only country in the world that bans access to women’s education from its most basic levels.
In December last year, the veto power was also extended to institutions college and higher education. Added to this measure ban on prayer in mosquesstudy in private educational institutions and hold any religious classes in their temples.
Together with education, work and social life are no less discriminatory and restrictive for women, as they it is forbidden to work in NGOs and beauty salons; no one can go out with an open face or if they have no reason; V long trips without male accompaniment They also forbidden.
Behind these and other restrictions, such as banning women and girls from amusement parks or do athletic sportslocated Ministry for Propagating Virtue and Preventing Vice, which replaces Ministry of Women installed by the overthrown government.
Women They also do not have representation in the government. from fundamentalists who also stripped them of their institutions, with few exceptions such as passport control, airports and some hospitals.
Prior to her ascension, women represented 37% of the Afghan parliament and among 28% and 30% of civil service posts before the capture of Kabul Taliban, according to numerous official reports.
Despite his promise of an inclusive government, there are only a few non-Pashtun or other ethnic minorities in Afghanistan today, let alone zero participation of women in institutions.
The ban on work in both NGOs and beauty salons affected thousands of female-headed families who were completely dependent on their income to survive in the conditions Poor Afghanistan.
Rafiq Minesaid the women’s rights activist. EFE What “women and girls have lost not only all the achievements of 20 years, but also their personal lives He’s under tremendous pressure.”
He United Nations Development Program (UNDP) predicted in September 2021 that 97% of the population of Afghanistan is at risk of falling below the poverty line. unless an urgent response from international organizations is launched.
From my side, World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that by 2023, about 875,000 children in Afghanistan and 840,000 pregnant and lactating women may be suffering from severe acute malnutrition.
Also early 2023. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned that 28.3 million peoplewhich corresponds to two thirds of the population, “they need humanitarian aid to survive”.
Despite warnings from various international organizations, the Taliban continue to impose measures against womenwhich made it difficult in these two years to send humanitarian aid to rebuild a country that was going through decades of war.
The fundamentalist government also introduced prohibitions such as music or forcing men to grow beards and not wear ties, clothing that they believe symbolizes the cross of the Christian religion.
At the same time, he is also forced media workers cover their faces and prohibits women from working in films or television series.
For this reason, Rafik stated in an interview with EFE that the celebration was resented by certain segments of the population, assuring that “sincealdremos in different countries in different parts of the world to celebrate August 15 as a rainy day, and the Doha Agreement as black contracts between US and Taliban for violating Afghans, especially women’s rights in Afghanistan“.
(According to information from EFE And Reuters)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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