RASC News Agency: Rahmatullah Nabil, the former head of Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security, has accused the United Nations of repeatedly capitulating to Taliban demands and neglecting the fundamental human rights and aspirations of the Afghanistani people. Nabil expressed his views on Sunday, June 24, in response to comments made by Rosa Otunbayeva, the head of UNAMA, regarding the exclusion of Afghanistani women from the “third Doha meeting.” He shared his message on the social media platform X.
He stated that despite the United Nations Charter’s valuable declaration emphasizing “fundamental human rights, the dignity and worth of the human person, and the equal rights of men and women,” the organization has failed to uphold these principles in Afghanistan. Nabil added that Afghanistani women today endure the harsh reality of systematic oppression, a situation accurately described as “gender apartheid.” He asserted that by excluding Afghanistani women and civil society from crucial discussions like the third Doha meeting, the United Nations is effectively siding with the Taliban.
The former security chief described the exclusion of women as a tacit endorsement of the Taliban’s discriminatory policies, calling it a blatant betrayal of the UN’s own Charter. Nabil further suggested that, in light of this betrayal, all formal interactions with the United Nations should be suspended by the Afghanistani diaspora and women’s rights and human rights activists until the UN and its leadership rectify their double standards regarding the Afghanistani people.
Earlier, Rosa Otunbayeva had stated at a UN Security Council meeting that, despite the absence of Afghanistani women, their demands would be presented to the Taliban by special representatives from 22 countries during the third Doha meeting. The exclusion of Afghanistani women from the third Doha meeting has drawn sharp criticism from human rights organizations and protesting women, who accused the head of UNAMA of attempting to whitewash the Taliban’s actions.
