Special envoys for Afghanistan convened in Doha, including Iran's Special Envoy Hassan Kazemi Qomi and Sohail Shaheen, head of the Taliban's political office. This meeting comes amid heightened concerns over the Taliban's treatment of women in Afghanistan, as highlighted by a recent UN report and statements. The Islamic Emirate reacted to the UN report on women, asserting women's rights are ensured, except for education, work, and freedom of movement. The report details how Taliban decrees on clothing and male guardianship are enforced through arrest, harassment, and intimidation, making Afghan women feel unsafe leaving their homes alone. In response to these issues, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticized the Taliban for setting unacceptable conditions for attending a UN-sponsored meeting about Afghanistan and announced plans to explore the appointment of a UN envoy to engage the Taliban with the international community, aiming for an end to restrictions on women and girls in the country.
Afghanistan envoys aim for future meetings with Taliban, says UN chief https://t.co/O6KMDKAjQT
Taliban set unacceptable conditions for attending a UN meeting, says UN secretary-general https://t.co/61ig6f8pqA
The Taliban set unacceptable conditions for attending a U.N.-sponsored meeting about Afghanistan, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday. https://t.co/tzWtPSCmZk
The UN Secretary-General highlights the urgent need for an end to restrictions imposed by the Taliban de facto authorities on women and girls in Afghanistan https://t.co/uX4YKF8LO0
UN to explore appointment of envoy to engage Taliban with international community https://t.co/GWJvqNfcZd
⚠️ UN TO EXPLORE APPOINTMENT OF ENVOY TO ENGAGE TALIBAN WITH INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY (Reuters) The United Nations secretary general will begin consultations on the appointment of a U.N. envoy to coordinate engagement between Afghanistan's Taliban government and the… https://t.co/67RxA9MxMk
"Afghan women feel scared or unsafe leaving their homes alone because of Taliban decrees and enforcement campaigns on clothing and male guardians," according to a UN report. Taliban decrees "are being enforced through arrest, harassment and intimidation." https://t.co/xUGQhXUXrI
Iran's Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, met with Sohail Shaheen, head of Taliban's political office, in Doha, Qatar. https://t.co/eBkI5FFfS7
Islamic Emirate Reacts to UN Report on Women in Afghanistan: Taliban say women’s rights are ensured in the country...umm, except the right to education, work, walking in the street, living your own life.... #terrorism https://t.co/KUXWKkNd7P
Afghanistan special envoys to meet in Doha https://t.co/02Qx9DpSFs