Campaigners say curtailing of women’s rights in Afghanistan means Trump-era waiver must be removed
She said: “It’s a false dichotomy to suggest that ending the travel ban exemption means giving up on engaging the Taliban. It’s time for governments to turn consensus that the Taliban’s actions are unlawful into coordinated actions that show the Taliban that the world is ready to defend the rights of Afghans, particularly women and girls, in meaningful ways.”
Annie Pforzheimer, a former deputy chief of the US mission to Kabul, has also urged the state department to act. “Suspending the travel ban has allowed the Taliban to pursue the diplomatic recognition it craves, setting in motion the creeping normalisation of an authoritarian and extremist movement that other groups will emulate.”
Edicts restricting the rights of women have been pouring out of the Afghan government. Most recently, on 17 May, the Taliban dissolved the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, cutting off a crucial source of support for Afghans facing violations of their human rights, including women and girls experiencing gender-based violence.
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