Antony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, said that he supports women’s rights to access education and work in Afghanistan and that Washington is pressuring the “Taliban” to lift restrictions on women.
Blinken also said at the NATO anniversary ceremony on Tuesday (July 9) in Washington that efforts to secure Afghan girls’ rights are ongoing.
The US Secretary of State said: “We’re working every day to support their efforts, working with governments, NGOs, the private sector, and academia to help Afghan women and girls keep studying, to build their skills, to build their connections, to work remotely. We also continue to rally global pressure on the Taliban to reverse these repressive policies which are hurting all Afghans.”
The Islamic Emirate has consistently emphasized that women’s and girls’ rights in Afghanistan are ensured within the framework of Islamic laws.
Meanwhile, some university professors also called for the political and social participation rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.
“God has guaranteed the freedom of every individual in the Holy Quran, and every person is free, it does not specify man or woman, it just says every human being is created free, and they are free in their beliefs and clothing,” Zakiullah Mohammadi, a university professor, told TOLOnews.
Recently, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has criticized what it considers violations of women’s and girls’ rights in Afghanistan in a report.