Will continue to engage with all parties in Afghanistan: United Nations

United Nations Spokesperson of has said on Saturday that the international organization Afghan Taliban including Afghanistan I will continue to communicate with all parties.

UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric defended the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and its head, Roza Otnabayeva, who said the new rules paint a ‘disturbing picture’ of Afghanistan’s future.

The Taliban administration in Afghanistan Women It has been banned that they have to cover their face after leaving the house and their voice should not be heard.

The UN mission criticized the Taliban for imposing the ban, after which the Taliban cut ties with it.

Otnabayeva said last week that the laws added to “already intolerable restrictions” on the rights of women and girls, and that “even the voice of women” outside the home was apparently being treated as a violation of moral codes. .

These laws were implemented after the approval of Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. After taking power in 2021, the Taliban established a ministry of ‘propagation of good and prevention of evil’.

The Taliban’s position is that the new laws are based on the interpretation of Sharia laws.

The Ministry of Ambar al-Maruf wa Nahi an al-Munkar urged international organizations, countries and individuals to respect the religious values ​​of Muslims.

The ministry announced on Friday that it would no longer cooperate with the UN aid mission amid criticism of the new rules.

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At a press conference in New York, Dujarric said, ‘We have been very vocal about the decision to almost eliminate the presence of women in Afghanistan. In terms of engagement with the real authorities, I mean that we will continue to engage with all parties in Afghanistan, including the Taliban.’

According to him: ‘We have always done so within our jurisdiction and I would say impartially and in good faith to always promote the message of human rights and equality while adhering to the principles of the United Nations.

“We will continue our work according to the powers given by the Security Council.”

On August 25, the United Nations mission in Afghanistan said it was “concerned” by a morality law recently passed by Taliban officials, which places new restrictions on women in particular.

Earlier, the Taliban had announced last Wednesday the formulation of a law with 35 clauses on general behavior and lifestyle restrictions under ‘Sharia’.

In case of violation of the law, punishments ranging from verbal warnings to issuing warnings, fines and imprisonment for various periods are prescribed, which will be carried out by the moral police working under the Ministry of Law and Order, Nahi-in-ul-Mankar.


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2024-08-31 17:07:24

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