KABUL (SW) – Mohammad Amin Ahmadi, a member of the government’s peace negotiating team, has said the issue of women’s rights has not been directly discussed with the Taliban.
He told a news conference in Kabul on Monday that he was concerned about the diminished role of women in the peace process and the lack of a clear definition of women’s rights in peace talks. According to Ahmadi, individuals and groups who are thoughtful and have something to say are not given a chance in peace talks.
However, Fawzia Kofi, a female member of the government’s negotiating team, has said that while the most important issue on the agenda of peace talks is women’s rights, she argued that discussing this issue before agreeing on political structures may not have the right outcome.
Since the beginning of peace talks between the government and the Taliban, the diminishing role of women in this process has always been a concern. Women’s rights activists have called the presence of a number of women in the process as symbolic, and have called for meaningful participation in peace talks.
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