Taliban Calls on UN To Assess Women\u2019s Rights Through \u2018Islamic Values\u2019
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\nThe Taliban\u2019s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has rejected a United Nations report detailing harassment and abuse of women and girls returning to Afghanistan, calling the report \u201cfar from reality, political, and irresponsible.\u201d Saif-ul-Islam Khyber, the ministry\u2019s spokesperson, urged the UN to evaluate women\u2019s issues \u201cin accordance with Islamic values and Afghanistan\u2019s cultural sensitivities.\u201d<\/p>\n
In an audio statement released on Saturday, Khyber asserted that women\u2019s rights in Afghanistan are \u201cprotected under Islamic Sharia,\u201d and that Afghan women enjoy their Islamic and legal rights, with their dignity and security ensured. He added that the Taliban has taken measures to prevent forced marriages, guarantee the payment of dowries and inheritance, and eliminate harmful social practices. Khyber also challenged the UN to address \u201cthe massacre of women and children in Palestine\u201d if it truly cares about defending women\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n
These comments came two days after UN Women warned that Afghan women and girls returning from abroad face poverty, early marriage, harassment, and abuse, calling for urgent international intervention to protect them. The UN report highlighted Afghanistan\u2019s worsening economic crisis, climate challenges, and unprecedented restrictions on women and girls.<\/p>\n
Previously, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan Richard Bennett accused the Taliban of using the country\u2019s legal and judicial system as a tool to oppress women and girls, describing this as \u201ca crime against humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Taliban Calls on UN To Assess Women\u2019s Rights Through \u2018Islamic Values\u2019 —————————- The Taliban\u2019s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has rejected a United Nations report detailing harassment and abuse of women and girls returning to Afghanistan, calling the report \u201cfar from reality, political, and irresponsible.\u201d Saif-ul-Islam Khyber, the ministry\u2019s spokesperson, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":130977,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-130978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-afghanistan"],"yoast_head":"\n