EXCLUSIVE: Taliban seat on UN Commission on the Status of Women is 'likely,' John Bolton says

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The Taliban are poised to seat a representative on the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women should they form a recognised Afghan government, a former UN ambassador says.

on Aug. 17 that they are "ready to provide women with environment to work and study, and the presence of women in different structures according to Islamic law and in accordance with our cultural values," a senior Taliban leader"Our scholars will decide whether girls are allowed to go to school or not," Waheedullah Hashimi, a senior Taliban leader, said on Aug. 18.

Additionally, recent reports from Afghans in now-occupied districts describe forced marriages between local girls and Taliban leaders, as well as violent executions of combatant soldiers. "Today, I am speaking on behalf of millions of people in Afghanistan whose fate hangs in the balance and are faced with an extremely uncertain future," current Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the U.N. Ghulam Isaczaion Aug. 16. "I am speaking for millions of Afghan girls and women who are about to lose their freedom to go to school, to work, and to participate in the political, economic, and social life of the country.

The ambassador additionally begged the U.N. to push the "immediate establishment of an inclusive and representative transitional government that includes all ethnic groups and women representatives; which can lead to a dignified and lasting solution to the conflict, bring peace, and preserve the gains of the last twenty years, especially for women and girls."

 

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