Women related policy Afghanistan’s internal, social matter: IEA

KABUL (Pajhwok): The ‘Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’ (IEA) while partially welcoming recent UN Security Council statement urged the world body to respect Afghanistan’ sovereign choices.

In a statement the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said: ”While taking note of condemnation of the decision to restrict Afghan women from working with the UN in Afghanistan, We stress that in line with International Law & commitment made by member states to respect the sovereign choices of Afghanistan.”

“This is internal social matter of Afghanistan that does not impact outside states. We remain committed to ensuring all rights of Afghan women while emphasizing that diversity must be respected and not politicized.”

IEA welcomed the UNSC resolution’s acknowledgement that engagement was the only realistic path. “We stand ready to work with all states and organizations to tackle challenges such as humanitarian access, economic recovery, trade, transit, access to DAB assets, development, security, narcotics and other areas of interest through continued dialogue and engagement.”

Earlier, the UNSC condemned in a statement IEA’s decision to ban Afghan women from working for the United Nations in Afghanistan and said the move undermined human rights and humanitarian principles.

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