DOHA, VOF: Zabihullah Mujahid, the representative of the Taliban, after the end of the first day of the Doha meeting, in response to the journalists’ questions about the ban on girls’ education, said that this issue is a request from the people of Afghanistan.
Mujahid said: “We are trying to solve the concerns of the country for the benefit of our people. But for this, time is needed, and they are helping Afghans in this process.”
He tried to give a positive picture of the atmosphere of the first day of the Doha meeting and said that “to some extent, they will convince the representatives of the member states.”
In his speech at the Doha meeting, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid focused on two main issues: the country’s economy and the fight against narcotics. He referred to the Taliban’s restrictions on women and girls as “internal policies” and insisted that these measures should not be used by “powerful countries” as tools for “security, political, and economic pressure.”
Mujahid described the Doha meeting as an opportunity to discuss Afghanistan’s economic challenges. He also claimed that opium cultivation and drug production in Afghanistan have been eradicated.
Despite the Taliban reducing the salaries of female employees to 5,000 Afghanis and banning women from working in non-governmental organizations, Mujahid asserted that they have created job opportunities for the population.
While regional countries, especially Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Russia, and Pakistan, have expressed concerns about the activities of terrorist groups in Afghanistan, Mujahid claimed that the Taliban’s control has brought “security and stability” to the region. He also proposed forming a committee to address these issues through alternative agriculture.
The exclusion of women’s rights and human rights from the Doha meeting’s agenda and the absence of women and civil society members from the discussions have sparked strong reactions.