DOHA: UN chief Antonio Guterres slammed the Taliban government's 'unprecedented' curbs on Afghan women's rights on Tuesday (May 2) as he highlighted international fears over stability in the crisis-stricken country. After a two-day meeting with leading powers concerned by events in Afghanistan, Guterres di
DOHA: UN chief Antonio Guterres slammed the Taliban government's"unprecedented" curbs on Afghan women's rights on Tuesday as he highlighted international fears over stability in the crisis-stricken country.
"The participants are worried about the stability of Afghanistan and expressed those serious concerns," said Guterres. "The current ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations and national and international NGOs is unacceptable and puts lives in jeopardy" because of the role they play in alleviating the dire conditions, Guterres told a press conference.
"Any meeting without the participation of IEA representatives - the main party to the issue - is unproductive and even sometimes counter-productive," said the head of the Taliban political office in Doha, Suhail Shaheen.
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