They are pressing the Taliban to reverse their edict last month banning Afghan women from working for national and international non-governmental groups. Mohammed said her delegation, including the head of UN Women, which promotes gender equality and women’s rights, pushed back against the Taliban, including when they started talking about humanitarian principles. In this photo released on January 19, 2022, Taliban officials listen as Afghan Prime Minister Mohammad Hassan Akhund speaks at the former presidential place in Kabul. (AFP)Griffiths acknowledged Akhundzada’s top status but said there are many important voices among Taliban officials across the country. “A lot of what we have to deal with is how we travel the Taliban from the 13th century to the 21st,” she said.
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