RASC News Agency: United Nations officials report that nearly three years after the Taliban’s resurgence in Afghanistan, violations of women’s rights persist. Liz Throssell, spokesperson for the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), made this statement on Thursday, June 13.
She criticized the reduction of female employees’ salaries in Taliban-administered offices, noting that despite their qualifications and experience, their wages have been drastically cut. Throssell stated that although the Taliban had promised women could return to work once “necessary conditions” were met, it remains unclear when women will be allowed to resume their duties.
The Taliban’s decision to reduce female employees’ salaries follows their ban on women and girls from education, higher education, and employment. Previously, the United Nations reported that the ban on girls’ education has led to a 25% increase in child marriage rates and a 45% rise in early childbirth rates under Taliban rule in Afghanistan.
A few days ago, a document signed by Noorul Haq Anwar, the acting head of the Taliban’s General Directorate of Administrative Affairs, revealed that female employees’ salaries had been reduced. According to the document, all female employees appointed during the previous government, who are still performing their duties, are to receive a uniform salary of 5,000 kabuli rupees.
Since the Taliban’s takeover, female employees in various government departments have been barred from attending their jobs, and this prohibition remains in effect.
