The Taliban’s Minister of Higher Education, Mullah Neda Mohamed Nadim, has called on the international community not to interfere in Afghanistan’s «internal affairs» in the wake of a veto on women in the country’s universities.
«We appeal to them not to interfere in our internal affairs. On the one hand, they ask to guarantee the rights of our sisters, while on the other hand they impose restrictions on Muslims in the country,» Nadim alleged in statements to the RTA channel picked up by the Tolo TV channel.
Nadim justified the decision of the authorities installed by the Taliban on the grounds that women arrive from the provinces to the universities without male companions, as well as that there is «lack of observance» in women’s dress, in relation to the obligation to wear the veil.
The G7, the European Union, the United Nations and other international organizations have condemned the decision to close universities to women and called on the de facto authorities to reverse their efforts to «erase» half of the Afghan population.
When the Taliban regained power in August, they promised to respect the rights won by women over the past 20 years, but in practice these have been curtailed, with limitations on women’s ability to work and study. The Taliban regime has excluded women from positions of political power.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
