INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Female foreign ministers from 17 countries have called on the Islamic Emirate to repeal the laws restricting women and girls in
Afghanistan.In a joint statement issued on Saturday, on the situation of women and girls in the country, the group of foreign ministers
denounced the Islamic Emirate&s &morality laws&.&We denounce and call for the repeal of the Taliban&s (IEA) so called ‘Morality Laws&,
which have exacerbated existing restrictions for Afghan women and girls,& the statement read.&These decrees aim literally to silence Afghan
women and girls and confine them to their homes
There is no viable future—no long-term peace, prosperity, or legitimacy—for any state that seeks to effectively erase women from public
life.&In reaction, the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice said that Western countries have a double standard
on the issue of human rights and are using it as a tool to pressure the Islamic Emirate.&If such ministry does not exist in an Islamic
system or Islamic society, we cannot call it an Islamic system or Islamic society,& Saif-ul-Islam Khaibar, the ministry&s spokesman,
said.&Those who demand the abolition of this ministry are actually acting against Islamic values, religion, nation, and identity of Afghans,
which is unacceptable to all
Instead of making allegations against this ministry, they should adhere to human rights in their own laws.&In their joint statement, the
female foreign ministers also said that the Islamic Emirate&s &systematic exclusion of girls from school—including by barring education
for girls above sixth grade—deprives millions of women and girls of their right to education.&&We encourage all countries to advocate for
the full, equal, meaningful, and safe participation of Afghan women in discussions on Afghanistan&s future, including in the
U.N.-facilitated Doha process,& the statement said.The post Female foreign ministers from 17 countries call on IEA to repeal laws affecting
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