Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
top brass Taliban states for the time being can only allow women Afghanistan works as a toilet cleaner.
The statement was made by the Mayor of Kabul, Hamdullah Nohmani, addressing the policy of allowing women to work.
“Initially we allowed all of them to be present to do their assignments on time. But then the Islamic Emirate decided their work should be suspended for some time,” Nohmani said, quoted by CNN.
“Then we only allow women who we need. I mean for jobs that men cannot do, or which are not men’s jobs. For example, there are women’s public toilets in the market,” he said.
Not only that, Nohmani also urged women to stay at home. He also said that the work they did before would be replaced by men.
On the same day, Afghan women’s rights activists protested to demand women’s rights to education and participation in government.
They staged a protest in what was once the office of the Afghan Ministry of Women’s Affairs. However, the building was turned into the Office of the Ministry for the Spread of Virtue and Prevention of Evil under the Taliban.
The protest was planned by the Movement for Change Party, an Afghan women’s civil society movement led by Fawzia Koofi. She is a former member of the Afghan parliament, peace negotiator, and women’s rights activist.
“The Taliban during and before the negotiations said in their statement that women have the right to work and study according to Islamic law, but today what is happening in Afghanistan goes against the promises made by the Taliban and goes against Islamic values,” Koofi told the conference. web outside Afghanistan.
“Today we heard that girls are not allowed to get an education, office doors are closed in front of them, there is no representation of women in political leadership,” said Koofi again.
“They should know that only with the respect and participation of women can they live in peace and in this world.”
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