EP: The safety of Afghan women and girls must be a priority for the EU
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The safety of Afghan women and girls must be a top priority for the EU, the European Parliament's Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) stressed in Monday's statement. On Tuesday, Afghan Taliban representative Enamullah Samangani unexpectedly called on Afghan women to join the new government.
The chairman of the FEMM Committee, Austrian MEP Evelyn Regner, referring to the violent events in Afghanistan, pointed to the critical situation in which the women found themselves.
"The Taliban took control of Kabul, a new reign of terror has begun for people living in Afghanistan. For Afghan women and girls, this means systemic and brutal oppression in all aspects of life. Women's universities have been closed in Taliban-controlled areas, and girls are denied access to education. and women are sold as sex slaves,” the Austrian commented.
The Taliban ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001. Shariah, as interpreted by them, meant that girls could not go to school or study, and women were ordered to stop working. Women were allowed to leave the house only covered from head to toe with a burqa and accompanied by a male relative.
On Tuesday, Afghan Taliban representative Enamullah Samangani quite unexpectedly called on Afghan women to join the formation of the new government. Earlier, the extremists had announced an amnesty for government officials and called them to return to work.
"Our Islamic Emirate does not want women to be victims," a Taliban representative said on the recently acquired Afghan state television.
Samangani's statement on state television was the first official comment from the Taliban after taking over Afghanistan, the PA notes.
