Taliban authorities say demands over women's rights were 'Afghanistan's issues' to solve, ahead of United Nations-led engagement talks.
Civil society representatives will attend meetings with the international envoys and UN officials on Tuesday.Taliban authorities said on Saturday that demands over women’s rights were “Afghanistan’s issues” to solve, ahead of United Nations-led engagement talks where the exclusion of Afghan women has sparked outcry.
Rights groups have condemned the exclusion of Afghan women from the main meetings and the lack of human rights issues on the agenda. He said the Taliban government would represent all of Afghanistan at the meetings and, given their authority, should be the only Afghans at the table. The Taliban government has not been officially recognised by any state and the international community has wrestled with its approach to Afghanistan’s new rulers, with women’s rights issues a sticking point for many countries.
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