In a meeting with special envoys, Afghan women emphasized that Taliban recognition should not be up for debate and that anything about Afghanistan should be consulted with Afghan women.
Over 60 Afghan women representing diverse advocacy groups and coalitions met with the special envoys from Qatar, United Arab Emirates, the US, Indonesia, Norway and a few others from Europe. The meeting of special envoys for Afghanistan is happening today and tomorrow in Doha, Qatar.
Afghan women from inside Afghanistan recounted how their lives have changed since the Taliban takeover on August 15, 2021. They shared stories of a complete reversal from the life and gains of the past 20 years to the Taliban’s practices during their first rule in the late 1990s when women had no rights and no public presence.
One Afghan woman who was a lawyer before the Taliban takeover said her “job and profession don’t exist because the judicial system does not exist anymore under the Taliban.” She said, “I have lost my job at a time that is needed the most because women are being discriminated against the most.” She referred to the often-forgotten subject of the consequences of the Taliban takeover – the massive psychological abuse and mental health issues that Afghan women face. “Right now, while I am speaking with you, women are not working, and it is the psychological abuse that women go through every day – for simple things, from the color of their clothes to the nail polish they wear and so on.”
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Afghanistan's women protest as U.N. hosts meeting in Doha on 'how to engage with the Taliban'Many Afghan women worry the Doha meeting could lead to something they vehemently oppose, official recognition of the Taliban as Afghanistan's government.
Read more »
Jake Gyllenhaal, Afghan interpreter on new film remembering Afghanistan withdrawal: 'Best of what we can be''I WAS SO MOVED': Actor Jake Gyllenhaal opens up on foxandfriends about starring in Guy Ritchie's 'The Covenant,' a new film about the Afghanistan withdrawal.
Read more »
Prominent female athletes have abandoned women and girls in sportsThe debate over transgenderism and women’s rights, particularly regarding women’s sports, is one of the most important debates of the day. But noticeably missing from it are prominent female athletes willing to defend women’s sports. Their silence is deafening as women and girls are being forced to…
Read more »
Biden administration to let Afghan evacuees renew temporary legal status amid inaction in CongressThe move will serve as a reprieve to tens of thousands of Afghans who were bracing for the prospect of losing their ability to work and live in the U.S. legally this summer.
Read more »
Biden Administration Reportedly Plans To Extend Temporary Status For Afghan Evacuees Facing DeportationProcessing delays and application backlogs had left thousands of Afghans in the U.S. approaching the deadline for their humanitarian parole.
Read more »
UN says Taliban envoy can meet Pakistan, China ministers next weekA U.N. Security Council committee on Monday agreed to allow the Taliban administration's foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to travel to Pakistan from Afghanistan next week to meet with the foreign ministers of Pakistan and China, diplomats said.
Read more »