Unprecedented women's march in Herat against Taliban policies

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid announced that there will be no female ministers in the new Afghan government. A number of women in Herat demonstrated to protest this policy and express their concerns about Taliban rule.

The Taliban have announced that the composition of the country's new government will be introduced on Friday, August 3. While speculation continues about what the Taliban call a "national unity government," a Taliban spokesman has announced that there will be no female ministers in the future Afghan government.

Zabihullah Mujahid has also said that Taliban leaders do not oppose women's education and that women can work as assistants in various centers, but they will not be given any important positions or positions.

AFP reported on Thursday, September 2, that women were holding a demonstration in Herat. Holding protest placards, the women demanded that the Taliban government reconsider its decision to exclude women from important positions.

Participants in the demonstration, carrying slogans such as "Education, work, and security are our inalienable rights" and "No government can survive without the support of women," have called for their social and political presence in Afghanistan.

The AFP reported that the number of participants in the demonstration was 50 and described it as an unprecedented political action in Afghanistan.

Basira Taheri, one of the organizers of this protest movement, said that women have held important responsibilities in Afghanistan for the past 20 years, and therefore, eliminating them means eliminating the capacities and capabilities of a part of society.

Source: DW