Taliban militants march towards Afghans raising slogans during an anti-Pakistan demonstration near the Pakistan embassy in Kabul.
The Taliban has defended its decision not to include women in the new Afghan government. This terrorist organization, which returned to power after a gap of 20 years, has now said that “women cannot be ministers, they should give birth”.
“A woman can’t be a minister, it’s like you put something around her neck that she can’t take. Women don’t have to be in the cabinet – they must give birth,” Taliban spokesman Syed Zakarullah Hashimi said. Tolo News.
Millions of women are protesting against the Taliban in Afghanistan. The Taliban have declared the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and Sharia law will apply. The organization has imposed strict restrictions on women, banning them from working outside the home or leaving home without a male guardian, with no co-educational system among others.
On the women’s protest on the streets of Afghanistan, Zekerullah Hashimi said that “the four women protesting in the streets, they do not represent the women of Afghanistan”.
“The women of Afghanistan are the ones who give birth to the people of Afghanistan, educate them on Islamic ethics,” he said.
Meanwhile, UN Women, an organization working for the empowerment of women, has expressed concern over the violation of women’s rights by the Taliban.
“Women have the right to peaceful protest and a life free from violence. The Taliban authorities in control of Afghanistan have assumed a duty to respect and protect these rights,” the body said.
There have been reports that women in Afghanistan are being flogged, beaten and beaten up for exercising their rights.
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