The Women’s Assembly for Afghanistan, comprised of prominent figures including Fatima Gailani, Nabila Musleh, and Asila Wardak, recently met with senior officials of the United Arab Emirates.
During this meeting, they requested political and practical support for Afghan women and urged Emirati officials to include the demands of Afghan women in their diplomatic dialogues with the Taliban.
Representatives of this assembly, in their two-day meetings with the UAE’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan and officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, emphasized the concerning situation of Afghan women.
They explained that women’s access to education, healthcare services, political participation, and the labor market has been severely restricted.
They asked Emirati officials to consider the demands and suggestions of women’s groups when formulating their policies toward the Taliban group.
The United Arab Emirates, which maintains close relations with the Taliban and hosts occasional visits from Taliban officials, has taken a critical stance against the Taliban’s restrictive policies on women.
The UAE, which was a temporary member of the Security Council last year, called on the Taliban during council meetings not to impede women’s education and employment—a position that Afghan women’s rights activists hope will be pursued with greater determination.
