Washington: The White House has said that the US stands with the women of Afghanistan and strongly condemns the Taliban’s recent move to impose restrictions on girls’ education in the country. “We stand with the women of Afghanistan and condemn the Taliban’s decision to limit girls’ education and rights,” White House press secretary Karin Jean-Pierre said at her daily news conference.
As we have said before, these steps of the Taliban will further isolate it from the international community, and its desire to legitimize its rule will also not be fulfilled. Responding to a question, he said, ‘We are in touch with our partners and allies on this issue.
We will continue to take steps to support the women and girls of Afghanistan and advance our shared efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan. Significantly, the Taliban government had recently banned women’s education.
No other country in the world bars women and girls from receiving an education. The Taliban’s repressive edicts have resulted in inexcusable restrictions on Afghan women and girls, including on their access to schools. Moreover, the Taliban’s latest announcement means that women and girls will continue to face enormous difficulties seeking employment to feed their families. Afghanistan is already losing more than $1 billion per year in contributions that women could be made to the economy. Now the Taliban have sentenced the Afghan people to these losses and more. No country can thrive when half of its population is held back.
We will continue to provide robust support to the Afghan people, including women and girls, seek to meet their humanitarian needs, and organize with allies and partners to collectively advocate for their rights.
