Afghan women: the fate of 18 million women in Afghanistan has become a victim of international policies

By sending an open letter to the United Nations, a number of protesting women expressed their concern about the current situation in Afghanistan and said that after the Doha meeting, they realized that the fate of 18 million women in Afghanistan has once again become a victim of international agreements. In their letter yesterday (Friday, 12th of Gemini), these women criticized the approach of this organization in facing the caretaker government and called the way of interaction of the United Nations with the current government questionable. In the open letter of Afghan women, it is stated that their human rights should not be sacrificed in the international system’s political dealings with the caretaker government. These women have asked the United Nations to cut off any financial, political and military cooperation with the caretaker government and impose sanctions on all their members. Also, they have requested the world, especially the families of foreign soldiers who were killed or maimed in Afghanistan, to join forces with Afghan women and girls to defend the blood of their children and not allow their rights to be ignored. The letter states that the United Nations counter-terrorism departments should conduct a careful study of the Afghan government, away from America’s interests and preferences, in order to come to an unbiased conclusion. Referring to the Yazidi women enslaved by ISIS in Iraq and Syria, the protesting women said: “Here in Afghanistan, there are dozens of objective facts like this every day. Why are women different from one geography to another?” A number of women are sending this open letter to the United Nations while the Afghan government has imposed severe restrictions against women and girls, including banning their education and work with the United Nations, for nearly two years. In addition, women are prohibited from going to sports clubs, restaurants, public baths, examination by male doctors and traveling without Muharram.