New York: Following a systematic crackdown on the rights of Afghan women and girls by the Taliban – from attending school to working at the UN – “the stage may be set for multiple preventable deaths that could amount to femicide” unless restrictions are reversed rapidly, independent UN human rights experts announced on Friday, following an eight-day visit to the country.
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in a statement reiterated its “commitment to stay and deliver on behalf of the men, women and children of Afghanistan.”