Afghan women are at risk of being excluded from peace talks with Taliban insurgents, leaving many fearful that, 13 years after a US-led force ousted the extremists from power, the men who banned them from schools and work could once again rein in their rights, Oxfam has warned.
In a new report published ahead of the London Conference on Afghanistan, the aid agency has urged the international community and the newly-elected president, Ashraf Ghani, not to sacrifice women’s rights in future peace talks with the insurgents, who denied women basic freedoms while in power between 1996 and 2001. [MailOnline] Read more
