Islamabad (AP) – The United Nations on Monday expressed concern about the arrest of the Taliban of Afghan women and girls for their alleged failure to follow the dress code of officers.
In May 2022, Taliban government Women issued a decree call to show their eyes only and recommended they wear one head to toe. Taliban, which Returned to power In 2021, women are torn on the way of dress and behave publicly, especially through Morality law To refuse them to show them their faces outside the house.
The United Nations mission in Afghanistan stated that it was concerned with the arrest of “many” women and girls in Kabul between 16 and 19 July, claiming that the authorities had claimed that the instructions of wearing hijab, or Islamic headscarf were not followed.
Mission said, “These incidents work to further separate women and girls, contribute to an atmosphere of fear, and destroy the public trust,” the arrest or number of age and where they have been said without details, including the details conducted.
United Nations Mission urged the Taliban government ” Re -stop policies and practices “It restrict human rights and fundamental freedom of women and girls, especially Ban on education Beyond the sixth grade.
A Taliban representative was not immediately available for comments.
In January 2024, the country’s Ministry of Vice and Virtue said it had arrested women in the Afghan capital to wear “bad hijab”. Abdul Gafar Farooq, a spokesman for the ministry, did not say how many women were arrested or whether bad hijabs were formed.
The United Nations Mission said that at that time it was looking at the claims of forced recovery in exchange for sick treatment and release of women.
Taliban Afghanistan took control in August 2021 After the return of the US and NATO forces. Since then, the Taliban administration has sought international recognition by implementing its interpretation of Islamic law. In July, Russia became the only country To give formal recognition.
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