Women negotiators must be included in “significant” numbers in talks with the Taliban, the Islamist extremists that came to power in the 1990s and crushed women’s rights, Jolie said in an opinion column published in TIME magazine Wednesday. “Afghan women must be able to speak for themselves,” Jolie wrote. But Afghan culture remains starkly segregated and women fear hard-won freedoms could vanish in a rush for a peace deal. 4 foreign celebrities that have donned the hijab“There won’t be stability if a peace agreement ushers in a new era of injustice and oppression of women,” Jolie warned. Last month, she addressed the international body at its New York headquarters and called on diplomats to ensure women are included in the Afghan talks.

Source: The Express Tribune April 11, 2019 08:15 UTC