RASC News Agency: Afghanistani women protesters worldwide have condemned the Doha meeting as a “deal with terrorists” and have called for its boycott. Afghanistani women, both within and outside Afghanistan, have boycotted this meeting and are urging for a broader boycott. These women have warned the United Nations that inviting the Taliban to the Doha meeting disregards the will of the Afghanistani people.
In a statement released on this occasion, the protesting women declared: “The Taliban are a terrorist group, criminal and devoid of any political and legal legitimacy. Through military violence over the past three decades, they have seized political power through terror and intimidation.”
The women labeled the Taliban as terrorists and enemies of the Afghanistani people, stating: “Any form of negotiation with the Taliban under the guise of ‘dialogue’ is an open engagement with war criminals, perpetrators of crimes against humanity, agents of gender apartheid, and sworn enemies of the Afghanistani people. This is a ‘deal’ that compromises human values such as justice, dignity, and freedom.”
The protesting women also warned the United Nations, global human rights organizations, and participants of the Doha meeting that engaging with the Taliban is a “betrayal of all human and human rights values” they claim to uphold. The statement called on the United Nations and countries to shift their dialogues from the Taliban to the Afghanistani people. The resolution also urged the United Nations and the international community to criminalize “gender apartheid” under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
The statement added: “In Afghanistan, the Taliban systematically pursue genocide by denying and suppressing other religions and sects.” The women have also demanded increased global sanctions against Taliban members and their government. The protesting Afghanistani women argue that every trip made by Taliban members to foreign countries is an effort to recruit for the expansion of “global terrorism.”
These women view the Taliban as a significant threat to both the Afghanistani people and the world. Meanwhile, the Doha meeting on Afghanistan, hosted by the United Nations in Qatar, is set to commence shortly.
Women’s rights, human rights, and girls’ education in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan are not on the agenda of the Doha meeting; however, a UN spokesperson stated that Afghanistani women’s representatives and civil activists will meet with some country representatives and organizations on the third day (after the main meeting concludes).
Notably, representatives from Iran, Pakistan, and the Taliban have traveled to Qatar to participate in this meeting.
