KABUL: Dozens of Afghan women from all the ways of life held protests in Kabul demanding the Taliban to provide government work and the same representation in the community, the media reported.
Some of the women who participated in the protest on Wednesday were former employees of independent administrative reform and the Civil Service Commission, who lost their jobs after the Taliban takeover last August, Tolo News reported.
A participant like that, Ferozan Amiri, said: “We are women who work in independent administrative reforms and civil service commissions, and 28 percent active forces from the Government Department, have suffered great damage to the fall of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban decision on the Government Department August 15, 2021.
“The protesters also released a resolution consisting of five points – allowing women to work; The inclusion of women who are meaningful in the body of government decision making about women’s affairs; policy formation to support women’s rights; Post preservation occupied by women; and the creation of a safe environment for women.
“Women are worried about the fate of work in (independent administrative reform and civil service commissions).
You know, this institution is neutral.
About 28 percent of civil services are filled with women,” Tolo News quotes other protesters, Khujusta.
Ilham, said.
Meanwhile, Taliban officials said that there was no decision to exclude women from the government’s structure.
“The problem of women’s work activities in the Department (Government) is being discussed.
After the assessment, if the woman’s presence is needed at any department, they will work in the same post and the same department,” said Bilal Karimi, a Taliban spokesman department.
To consider the recognition of the current Afghan government, the international community requires observations of human rights, women’s rights, and the formation of inclusive governments.