Islamabad — A decree released by the Taliban barring forced marriage was a major step forward, two leading Afghan women said on Friday, but questions remained about whether the hardline Islamist group would extend women’s rights around work and education.
The international community, which has frozen billions of dollars in funds for Afghanistan, has made women’s and human rights a key element of any future engagement with Afghanistan. Roya Rahmani, the former ambassador for Afghanistan to the US, echoed her optimism and added that it was likely partly an attempt to smooth over international fears over the group’s track record on women’s rights as the Taliban administration seeks to get in funding released.
Seraj said the Taliban now needed to go further, calling for the group’s spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid to release more rules to clarifying women’s rights to access public spaces.
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