The Taliban leader assures that the situation of women has improved but always within Islamic law

June 25 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The leader of the Taliban fundamentalist movement, Hibatulá Ajundzada, has assured in his congratulatory message on the occasion of Eid al Adha that the situation in the country has improved at all levels since the return of the organization to power, especially in the economic sphere, where it has been saved from the “collapse”, and regarding the situation of women, who now live “more comfortably”, but always within their strict interpretation of Islamic law.

In a message that radically contrasts with the opinion of NGOs and governments that are even sympathetic to the fundamentalist movement, the Taliban leader applauds, for example, that his government “has fulfilled its promises” with neighboring countries and now maintains good international relations, “especially with the Muslim world.

“Just as we do not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, we do not allow others to interfere in ours,” he made known in his message, transferred by the group’s usual spokesman, the Deputy Minister of Information Zabiulá Mujahid, and collected by Tolo News.

The Taliban leader has also celebrated the country’s economic situation and assured that “now it is shown that all those who predicted the collapse of Afghanistan are wrong” thanks to a series of “wise measures” and an exercise in “sincerity and transparency”.

Although a recent evaluation by the World Bank notes positive advances such as the containment of inflation, the United Nations understands that the situation on the ground due to the lack of humanitarian aid continues to be dramatic in a country where 28.3 million Afghans need urgent help. to survive.

As far as women are concerned, Ajundzada has indicated that the Taliban have taken concrete measures to save them from “traditional oppressions”, such as forced marriage, and that “necessary measures have been adopted to improve the well-being of women, such as half of society that they are, so that they live a more prosperous and comfortable life in accordance with Islamic Sharia”.

The Taliban leader, however, did not make any mention of a possible decision to lift the educational veto currently weighing on Afghan girls and women who want to attend secondary school and university, nor of the numerous work restrictions imposed on women. women since his return to power.