THE TALIBAN GOVERNMENT TAKING STEPS TO ATTAIN INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITIONS
Women’s rights improved over the past two decades of international presence in Afghanistan, but are seen as under threat with the return of the Taliban.
The Taliban government in Afghanistan have decreed on Friday that they were banning forced marriage of women in Afghanistan.
The move apparently was meant to address criteria the international community considers a precondition to recognizing the new government and restoring aid to the war-torn country.
Both (women and men) should be equal,” said the decree, adding that “no one can force women to marry by coercion or pressure.” It is unclear, though, how the decree would be enforced in practice.
It doesn't also mentioned women’s access to education and the workplace that have been of central interest to the countries and organizations that have provided aid to Afghanistan.
But it's a good thing to think of underage girls in Afghanistan will not be forced into an early marriage. Neither would they be abused from their tender age.
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