Rights of Afghan women is an internal issue: Taliban ahead of UN-led talks

Afghan women's rights an internal issue, Taliban says before U.N.-led talks

The Taliban government, which has imposed restrictions on women since seizing power in 2021 that the U.N. has described as “gender apartheid”, will send its first delegation to the third round of talks starting in Qatar on June 30

Afghan women's rights an internal issue, says Taliban government before UN-led talks

The Taliban authorities "acknowledge the issues about women", government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid told a news conference. "But these issues are Afghanistan's issues," he said.

Rights of Afghan women is an internal issue: Taliban ahead of UN-led talks

The Taliban administration in Afghanistan on Saturday (June 29) said that the 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 an outcry. The agenda at the talks, which begin in Qatar on Sunday, would include combating narcotics and economic issues in Afghanistan.

Afghan women’s rights an internal issue, Taliban govt says before UN-led talks

“We are working to find a logical path toward solutions inside Afghanistan so that, God forbid, our country doesn’t again fall into conflict,” says spokesperson.