A UN official has warned that if the Taliban do not reopen schools for girls, they will face an unforgettable crisis. Akim Steiner says fu...
A UN official has warned that if the Taliban do not reopen schools for girls, they will face an unforgettable crisis.
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| Akim Steiner says further delays in starting girls' school classes could be detrimental to their future - File Photo: AFP |
According to the Dawn newspaper, for the first time since the hardline Islamist group came to power seven months ago, it was ordered to open a secondary school for girls, but the decision was reversed a few hours later. Has given birth
Akim Steiner, head of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), warned that further delays in starting girls' school classes could be detrimental to their future, but Afghanistan continues to ignore these threats.
Talking to the media at the end of his two-day visit to Kabul, he said, "This is an important time for the world to understand Afghanistan, it is important for us and the United Nations."
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"Afghanistan leadership must also recognize that the world could easily turn into another crisis," Steiner said.
He said that if further "technical hurdles" were created in reopening the school, the United Nations would address the issue as a "top priority".
"If there are further violations of the basic principles, I think this will create more problems for both the international community and Afghanistan," he said.
The Taliban will not give a reason for the dramatic uterus, but senior leader Sohail Shaheen says there are "practical issues" that need to be addressed.
The international community has made women right to work and education a key condition for any foreign aid to Afghanistan and recognition of the Taliban government.
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Instead of taking a hard line on the Taliban government from 1996 to 2001, the current regime has promised a softening.
However, after taking power, the government fired women from almost all government jobs and ordered them to dress according to the Taliban's strict interpretation.
Earlier this week, the Taliban government ordered Afghanistan Airlines not to allow women to board planes without "Muharram".
Earlier, the Taliban banned women from traveling alone in the city.
The former Western-backed government has ruled Afghanistan for almost 20 years, with international aid representing 40 percent of Pakistan's GDP and 75 to 80 percent of its budget.
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