The economic collapse of Afghanistan would have a “horrendous” impact on the region and the world, speakers warned at a summit of foreign ministers from dozens of Islamic countries. The diplomats called on the U.S. and other nations to ease sanctions.
Khan seemed to offer Taliban a pass on the limits on education for girls, urging the world to understand “cultural sensitivities” and saying human rights and women’s rights meant different things in different countries. Still other speakers, including the OIC chairman Hussain Ibrahim Taha, emphasized the need for the protection of human rights, particularly those of women and girls.
Beyond that, Griffiths said, “we need constructive engagement with the de facto authorities to clarify what we expect from each other.” Next year the U.N. would be asking for $4.5 billion in aid for Afghanistan - it’s single largest humanitarian aid request, he said. Yet four months into Taliban rule, girls are not allowed to attend high school in most provinces and though women have returned to their jobs in much of the health care sector, many female civil servants have been barred from coming to work.
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