Taliban Dismisses UN Critique of New Laws Muting Women’s Public Presence in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Taliban leadership on Monday firmly dismissed international concerns regarding the imposition of stringent laws targeting the visibility and vocal presence of women in Afghanistan. This new legal framework, which mandates women to cover their faces and prohibits their speaking in public, has sparked significant international backlash. Roza Otunbayeva, leader of the U.N. mission in Afghanistan, communicated deep distress regarding these developments. On Sunday, she critiqued the measures for intensifying already severe limitations on women and girls. According to Otunbayeva, even the natural act of a woman speaking outside her home is … Read more