INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Islamic Emirate has barred the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan Richard Bennett from visiting the country claiming he is
spreading propaganda against Afghanistan.According to a statement issued by Zabihullah Mujahid, the IEA&s spokesman, Bennett is considered
&untrustworthy& by the Islamic Emirate and will no longer be allowed to visit Afghanistan.Bennett was appointed by the United Nations Human
Rights Council in 2022 to monitor Afghanistan&s human rights situation after the Islamic Emirate regained power in August 2021.Bennett, who
has said in the past that the IEA&s treatment of women and girls could amount to a crime against humanity, is based outside Afghanistan but
has visited several times to research the situation.Reuters reported that the foreign ministry&s spokesperson Abdul Qahar Balkhi confirmed
the decision and said Bennett &had been unable to acquire a travel visa to Afghanistan&.&Even after repeatedly requesting Mr
Bennett to adhere to professionalism during work … it was decided that … his reports are based on prejudices and anecdotes detrimental
to interests of Afghanistan and the Afghan people,& Balkhi said.The post Islamic Emirate blocks UN special envoy from visiting Afghanistan
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