Kabul : The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has claimed that, in nearly four years of holding power, the caretaker government of Afghanistan has systematically stripped Afghan women and girls of their rights
In its 68th Quarterly Report to the U.S. Congress, SIGAR stated that due to restrictive policies, women and girls have been effectively erased from public life in Afghanistan.
The report noted that the human rights situation in Afghanistan is closely linked to ongoing economic and humanitarian crises. As international aid continues to decline, women and girls are said to be “disproportionately affected.”
SIGAR also cited the UN Human Rights Council, which warned that reduced aid may cause women to lose what limited access they have left to healthcare, food, and protection services.
According to a study by UN Women, Afghanistan ranks as the second-lowest country in the world in terms of women’s empowerment and gender equality, just above Yemen.
So far, the Islamic Emirate has not responded to SIGAR’s latest report. However, it has repeatedly asserted in the past that the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan are protected under Islamic law.
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