At a U.N. Security Council (UNSC) meeting on Wednesday, several countries that share ideological interests with the Taliban, or have financial interests in Afghanistan, urged the council to “engage” with the junta despite its absolute refusal to comply with U.N. human rights standards.
UNSC heard testimony from human rights experts about the Taliban’s brutal misrule, especially its denial of basic human rights to women and girls. The Taliban’s conduct had devastating consequences after the September earthquake in Afghanistan, where women were denied medical treatment, and even left trapped under the rubble of buildings, because the Taliban adamantly refused to allow other women to work with relief operations.
“As of two weeks ago, women and girls are not only not allowed into regular schools,
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