KABUL (Pajhwok): Japanese ambassador Okada Takashi has said change could occur in Afghanistan in future as some Islamic Emirate leaders support relaxed policy on women to improve relations with the international community.
Takashi told Japan’s state media (NHK) that he had repeatedly raised concerns about women’s rights in Afghanistan with Islamic Emirate officials during meetings.
The ambassador said women made up half of the Afghanistan population and the caretaker government should support them to ensure prosperity.
He said two years after the Islamic Emirate’s return to power, cities and towns appeared to be regaining a sense of . . .
