The United States has appointed Reina Amiri, an Afghan-American scholar, as its envoy to defend women’s rights in Afghanistan.
According to the French news agency AFP, the appointment of a special envoy after the Taliban imposed sanctions on women indicates that Afghan women are a priority for the United States.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blankenship has announced that Reina Amiri, an Afghan-American scholar and mediator who served in the State Department under former US President Barack Obama, will play a role in advocating for Afghan women, girls and human rights. Will pay
In the months leading up to the end of his 20-year war in Afghanistan, Anthony Blankenship said that Reina Amiri was “very important to me” and that President Joe Biden would work to address the rest of Biden’s administration.
“We want a peaceful, stable and secure Afghanistan, where all Afghans can live and prosper without political, economic or social discrimination,” Blanken said in a statement.
It should be noted that the Taliban had imposed a very strict system in Afghanistan during their first term from 1996 to 2001, including a ban on women working and girls’ education.
Despite promises by the Taliban to work differently from the past since taking power in August this year, many women have been barred from returning to work while girls have been largely deprived of secondary education.
It should be noted that on December 26, the Taliban had said that women would not be allowed to travel long distances without a Muharram and that car owners should not allow women to ride unless they wore a headscarf.
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