Fawzia koofi, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. It s a great pleasure to have you in the hardtalk studio. It is now three years since taliban rule was restored in afghanistan. They have just passed a raft of new so called vice and virtue measures in kabul. Tell me about the impact of those measures, as you see it. You have put it very rightly after the, you know, three years since the taliban regime was restored. This is the right way to put it, because many people think, say, um, three years since the taliban victory, since they have taken power. Ijust believe it s three years since afghanistan was handed over to taliban because of the moral defeat by all of us, especially international community. Now, the new law. . . You re talking about the decision led by the united states of the western nations who d been backing the afghan government to withdraw their troops, which, of course, then led to the collapse of the afghan national army and the taliban moving back in to kabu
We change the wind direction, We bring the winds down from the northWest, and so things are going to feel very different. Temperatures, if anything, looks set to drop back to values below the average for the time of year, and it will still be quite unsettled. ShoWers or longer spells of rain and often breezy. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. To be female in afghanistan is to be condemned to a life without visibility, agency or rights. The Taliban Regime requires women to conceal their faces, bodies, even their voices in public. They must never look at a man outside theirfamily, nor ever sing or read aloud. The Un Secretary general calls it systemic gender apartheid. But still it continues. And still, taliban officials conduct a dialogue with international counterparts. My guest is fawzia koofi, former Deputy Speaker of the Afghan Parliament. What is the right international approach to afghanistan . Fawzia koofi, Welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. Its a great pleasure
Approach to afghanistan? fawzia koofi, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. It s a great pleasure to have you in the hardtalk studio. It is now three years since taliban rule was restored in afghanistan. They have just passed a raft of new so called vice and virtue measures in kabul. Tell me about the impact of those measures, as you see it. You have put it very rightly after the, you know, three years since the taliban regime was restored. This is the right way to put it, because many people think, say, um, three years since the taliban victory, since they have taken power. Ijust believe it s three years since afghanistan was handed over to taliban because of the moral defeat by all of us, especially international community. Now, the new law. . . You re talking about the decision led by the united states of the western nations who d been backing the afghan government to withdraw their troops, which, of course, then led to the collapse of the afghan national army and the talib
Coming up next. World it will be. Good to see you. On the previous episode of talk to al jazeera i hope the afghans are paying attention learning the lesson of that period we started in the ever learned of the us. And thats why weve started the Peace Process a lot of that stake were watching them were going to monitor these negotiations and well help with that help when needed but ultimately now were in a different phase and wish the afghans of in the end the siege they cant blame the United States they cant blame other. After nearly 2 decades of conflict the warring sides in a are finally talking to each other here in the capital that have been more than 400. 00 attacks since the deal was signed between the u. S. And Taliban Forces and thousands of afghans have been killed back in afghanistan although there is hope being shown by both sides here but a trust deficit and wide ranging disagreements between them still exist on this episode we talk to the monday presenting the Afghan Gover
Wipes out a decade of Economic Growth plus pakistans asias best performing stock markets counting the cost. Youll. See. On the previous episode of talk to al jazeera. I hope the afghans are paying attention learning the lesson of that period were in the ever learned of the us. And thats why weve started the Peace Process a lot of that state were watching them were going to monitor these negotiations and well help with that help when needed but ultimately now were in a different phase and wish the afghans of in the end in the sea they cant blame the United States they cant blame other. After nearly 2 decades of conflict the warring sides in of are finally talking to each other here in the capital there have been more than 400. 00 attacks since the deal was signed between the us and Taliban Forces and thousands of afghans have been killed back in afghanistan although there is hope being shown by both sides here but a trust deficit and wide ranging disagreements between them still exist o