KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is set to meet today (Thursday) on restrictions imposed on women and girls in Afghanistan, says a media report.
The powerful UN body will vote on a resolution urging the caretaker Afghan government to immediately lift the curbs on women and girls.
The Associated Press reported the draft resolution, seen by it, denounced the ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations.
Voicing concern at the erosion of respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of women and girls, the resolution underlines their role in public life.
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