KABUL (SW) – A top UN Envoy for Afghanistan has met with a key Islamic Emirate leader and a number of other politicians in Kabul to discuss the state of affairs in the war-ravaged country.
The Office of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said in a statement that Potzel Markus, the Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for Afghanistan, met with Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Acting Minister of Interior Affairs of the Islamic Emirate
UNAMA wrote that this meeting was held on Monday, and in it, the Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for Afghanistan shared with Sirajuddin Haqqani the request of the international community to lift the bans on work and education for women and girls.
UNAMA has said that banning the work of Afghan women aid workers will deepen the humanitarian crisis. It is stated in the newsletter: “Prohibiting the work of Afghan women aid workers will deepen the humanitarian crisis and cause more economic misery and more isolation of Afghanistan.”
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Interior has also confirmed the meeting of Sirajuddin Haqqani with the UN Envoy and his accompanying delegation by broadcasting a newsletter. In this meeting, Sirajuddin Haqqani said that the leadership of the Islamic Emirate thinks for the welfare of the people and is committed to it.
Acting Minister of Interior Affairs has emphasized: “Efforts are underway to solve the problems, work is underway on a reasonable and permanent solution; in a way that is consistent with the culture of our people and Sharia rules.”
On the other hand, Hamid Karzai, the former president of Afghanistan, announced his meeting with the UN Envoy by broadcasting a newsletter on his Facebook and wrote that in this meeting, while discussing the current situation in Afghanistan and the region, both sides have emphasized on the urgent opening of the gates of educational centers for girls and the return of women to work.
The former president of Afghanistan has also called the beginning of the national discourse as an important and vital thing to ensure lasting peace and stability in the country.
It should be noted that the Islamic Emirate has recently banned the education of female students in the country’s universities and the work of women in domestic and foreign non-governmental institutions until further notice.
Banning the work of women in domestic and foreign non-governmental institutions has led to widespread reactions, and so far several international organizations have stopped their activities in Afghanistan.
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