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The supreme head of Afghanistan declared on Sunday that women living in the country have been “saved” from “traditional oppressions” by the Taliban regime, despite the fact that it has multiplied the liberticidal measures against it since it took power almost two years.
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In a written statement on the occasion of the Aid Al Adha festival, which begins on Wednesday, Hibatullah Akhundzada, who runs the country from Kandahar and whose public appearances are rare, said the measures his government has taken since it regained power in August 2021 they were taken to guarantee women “a comfortable and prosperous life in accordance with sharia (Islamic law)”.
“The negative aspects of the past 20 years of occupation related to women’s hijab and diversion from the right path will end soon,” he added. The United Nations Organization expressed its “deep concern” last week that the Taliban regime could have established a “gender apartheid” in Afghanistan.
In the last 22 months, women have been excluded from most secondary schools, universities and public administrations, and can no longer work in international NGOs, except in certain sectors. Their presence in the public space is strongly restricted. Akhundzada alleged that her government had taken “necessary measures to improve the situation of women, who make up half of society.”
He recalled that a six-point decree published in December 2021 prohibited forced marriages and guaranteed the right to inheritance and divorce. “All institutions have been forced to help women to guarantee the fulfillment of their rights in marriage, inheritance and other rights,” said the Afghan paramount chief.
In a report presented last week at the UN Human Rights Council, Richard Bennett, special rapporteur for Afghanistan, warned that the situation in the country for women was “one of the worst in the world.” “Serious, systematic and institutionalized discrimination against women and girls is at the core of Taliban ideology and governance,” Bennett said.
Akhundzada, who rarely appears in public, often speaks on the occasion of Muslim holidays. “At the national level, the independence of Afghanistan has been restored once again,” he said in his statement. He also praised the country’s economic resilience and efforts to eradicate poppy cultivation and improve national security.
“It is our common responsibility to protect and serve our Islamic system,” he recalled.
