Afghanistan Peace CampaignThe Islamic Emirate called the claims in the annual report of the US State Department regarding the situation in Afghanistan, baseless.
In this report, which addresses the state of human rights globally in 2023, the US Department of State also mentioned that the “Taliban” have neither reversed nor softened their decrees regarding work and education for women in Afghanistan.
The report claims that over 90% of the prisoners under the rule of the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan are political prisoners and criticized issues such as arrests, torture, restrictions on media, and freedoms of movement.
“No decree or directive pertaining to women and girls’ education, or work, was reversed or softened. The Taliban did not purport to formally change existing laws as legislated by the Republic-era government; however, they promulgated edicts that contradicted those laws and were inconsistent with Afghanistan’s obligations under international conventions,” the report reads.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said: “In Afghanistan, the Taliban have limited work opportunities for women, shuttered institutions found educating girls, and increasing floggings for women and men accused of, quote, “immoral behavior.”
The report criticized issues such as extrajudicial killings, torture and degradation of individuals, procedures of detention, treatment of prisoners including political prisoners, confiscation of individual properties, freedom of speech and media, restrictions on internet usage, and restrictions on individuals’ participation in political processes and parties.
The Islamic Emirate called the claims in the annual report of the US State Department regarding the situation in Afghanistan, baseless.
Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for the Islamic Emirate, told TOLOnews: “The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as the governing power, is committed to Islamic and Sharia rights for all its citizens. The Western world desires the implementation of Western equivalent rights and essentially strives to impose Western culture.”
Waheed Faqiri, a political analyst, said: “This report was indeed shocking and I think it confirms all the past occurrences, and I believe that America will not recognize the Taliban during the election campaigns that continue until the end of this year.’
Nearly three years after the return of the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan, no country, including neighboring countries, has recognized the Islamic Emirate.