Bathinda : After one year Taliban took power in AfghanistanSeveral women and child rights activists have started speaking out about the need to protest for the vulnerable and marginalized sections of the war-torn country.
Analyzing what has happened in the country and what steps are needed, some prominent Afghan activists, former government functionaries and even ministers have published an online article on ‘A Year of Despair: Women, Peace and Security in Afghanistan’. come together to discuss. The event was organized by the Women’s Regional Network (WRN) and moderated by WRN Board Member Zarka Yaftali,
“Education must be accessible to all sectors and by failing to include women in its delegation, the international community is really emulating and reflecting on what the Taliban is doing in excluding women. Global influences are growing as the Taliban have inspired extremist ideology elsewhere; women, girls and minority groups are being targeted. The only positive is that ordinary people and small organizations, networks have emerged to speak out where leaders share their views. The responsibility has been abated,” it said. Sanam NarghiCEO, International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN).
He further said that humanitarian aid has also not been gender-responsive or inclusive as Afghan women, especially peacemakers, were systematically excluded from the Doha talks, while most of the evacuated Afghan men and women were ignored.
“A year after the fall of Kabul at the hands of the Taliban, the international community needs to heed the voice of Afghan women and recognize gender apartheid in Afghanistan. On 15 August renewed international efforts to support human rights defenders must begin. Taliban apartheid end,” said Karimi Bennoune,
Nargis Nehan, former Minister of Mines and Petroleum, said, “The collapse of Afghanistan was also the collapse of humanity, dignity, universal human rights. We must continue to support Afghan civil society without bypassing the local framework that has been built over decades.”
Nargis said she left home after the Taliban takeover and has since been a wanderer, a traveler and a refugee. “Taliban policy is destroying the lives of women and girls, but I believe there is a candle at the end of the tunnel for Afghanistan and women,” she said.
Habiba Sarabi, a former member of Afghanistan’s peace negotiating team, said: “The Taliban is also attacking ethnic and religious minorities. There are reports of additional judicial custody and civilian killings in various regions of Afghanistan, which need to be protested.”
According to UNHCR data, there are more than 15000 refugees from Afghanistan in India.
Analyzing what has happened in the country and what steps are needed, some prominent Afghan activists, former government functionaries and even ministers have published an online article on ‘A Year of Despair: Women, Peace and Security in Afghanistan’. come together to discuss. The event was organized by the Women’s Regional Network (WRN) and moderated by WRN Board Member Zarka Yaftali,
“Education must be accessible to all sectors and by failing to include women in its delegation, the international community is really emulating and reflecting on what the Taliban is doing in excluding women. Global influences are growing as the Taliban have inspired extremist ideology elsewhere; women, girls and minority groups are being targeted. The only positive is that ordinary people and small organizations, networks have emerged to speak out where leaders share their views. The responsibility has been abated,” it said. Sanam NarghiCEO, International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN).
He further said that humanitarian aid has also not been gender-responsive or inclusive as Afghan women, especially peacemakers, were systematically excluded from the Doha talks, while most of the evacuated Afghan men and women were ignored.
“A year after the fall of Kabul at the hands of the Taliban, the international community needs to heed the voice of Afghan women and recognize gender apartheid in Afghanistan. On 15 August renewed international efforts to support human rights defenders must begin. Taliban apartheid end,” said Karimi Bennoune,
Nargis Nehan, former Minister of Mines and Petroleum, said, “The collapse of Afghanistan was also the collapse of humanity, dignity, universal human rights. We must continue to support Afghan civil society without bypassing the local framework that has been built over decades.”
Nargis said she left home after the Taliban takeover and has since been a wanderer, a traveler and a refugee. “Taliban policy is destroying the lives of women and girls, but I believe there is a candle at the end of the tunnel for Afghanistan and women,” she said.
Habiba Sarabi, a former member of Afghanistan’s peace negotiating team, said: “The Taliban is also attacking ethnic and religious minorities. There are reports of additional judicial custody and civilian killings in various regions of Afghanistan, which need to be protested.”
According to UNHCR data, there are more than 15000 refugees from Afghanistan in India.