Kabul : Taliban Afghan women’s activists said on Sunday that illegitimate rulers remained in place despite thousands of male clerics announcing their support for their radical government.
The clerics pledged allegiance to the Taliban and its reclusive leader on Saturday after a three-day meeting that failed to address thorny issues such as the right of teenage girls to go to school.
The Taliban – who seized power last August – have since tried to present the meeting as a vote of confidence in their vision of a pure Islamic state subject to Sharia law.
She insisted last week that women would be represented at the meeting – attended by more than 3,500 men – but only their sons and husbands.
“It is not acceptable to issue a statement or pledge allegiance to the Taliban at any gathering or event without the presence of women, half of the country’s population,” hoda silenceA human rights activist exiled in Norway told AFP.
“This summit … does not have legitimacy, legitimacy or people’s acceptance.”
Since returning to power in August, the Taliban’s harsh interpretation of Sharia law has placed severe sanctions on Afghans – especially women.
Secondary school girls have been barred from education and women are barred from working in government jobs, forbidden to travel alone, and ordered to dress in clothes that cover everything except their faces. cover some.
The Taliban have also banned the playing of non-religious music, ordered TV channels to stop showing open women’s movies and soaps, and told men to wear traditional clothes and grow their beards.
In KabulA group of women’s groups also did not describe the meeting of the clerics as representative.
“Ulemas (clerics) are just a part of the society, they are not the whole,” organizer Ainur Uzbek told AFP after the press conference.
“The decisions they took only serve their own interests and are not in the interest of the country and its people. There was nothing for women on the agenda, nor in the communiqué.”
In a statement, the collective said people like the Taliban have had absolute power before in history – but usually only for a short time before being dumped.
“The only thing Afghans can do is raise their voice and demand that the international community put pressure on the Taliban,” Uzbek said.
The clerics pledged allegiance to the Taliban and its reclusive leader on Saturday after a three-day meeting that failed to address thorny issues such as the right of teenage girls to go to school.
The Taliban – who seized power last August – have since tried to present the meeting as a vote of confidence in their vision of a pure Islamic state subject to Sharia law.
She insisted last week that women would be represented at the meeting – attended by more than 3,500 men – but only their sons and husbands.
“It is not acceptable to issue a statement or pledge allegiance to the Taliban at any gathering or event without the presence of women, half of the country’s population,” hoda silenceA human rights activist exiled in Norway told AFP.
“This summit … does not have legitimacy, legitimacy or people’s acceptance.”
Since returning to power in August, the Taliban’s harsh interpretation of Sharia law has placed severe sanctions on Afghans – especially women.
Secondary school girls have been barred from education and women are barred from working in government jobs, forbidden to travel alone, and ordered to dress in clothes that cover everything except their faces. cover some.
The Taliban have also banned the playing of non-religious music, ordered TV channels to stop showing open women’s movies and soaps, and told men to wear traditional clothes and grow their beards.
In KabulA group of women’s groups also did not describe the meeting of the clerics as representative.
“Ulemas (clerics) are just a part of the society, they are not the whole,” organizer Ainur Uzbek told AFP after the press conference.
“The decisions they took only serve their own interests and are not in the interest of the country and its people. There was nothing for women on the agenda, nor in the communiqué.”
In a statement, the collective said people like the Taliban have had absolute power before in history – but usually only for a short time before being dumped.
“The only thing Afghans can do is raise their voice and demand that the international community put pressure on the Taliban,” Uzbek said.