The Taliban have expressed a willingness to engage with the international community and accept aid only if “they are not against Islam”. A statement in this regard was made by Khalid Hanafi, Acting Minister for Vice and Virtue, during his visit to Ghazni, a city in Afghanistan.”We just follow Allah, Prophet Muhammad, Caliph Rashidun and companions in implementing our law. We do not accept anything from anyone who is against Islam,” the minister said, criticizing the international community’s sanctions against the Taliban.
Hanafi also reportedly urged government employees to modify their appearance based on Sharia. “All employees who are in provinces, districts and ministries should act in accordance with Islamic values,” he said. He also said that since the Taliban returned to power, women in the country have been following the hijab rule “100 percent,” .Meanwhile, the EU ambassador to Afghanistan, while discussing the situation in Afghanistan and the growing hunger crisis in the country, said on Sunday that there is a consensus on the non-recognition of the Taliban government in the Western world.
Andreas Von Brandt said the world is trying to provide humanitarian aid to the people of Afghanistan and not to the government that came to power through means not provided for in the country’s constitution. The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in a military offensive last year, after nearly two decades, a move that saw thousands flee the country from the ultra-conservative Islamist government.Von Brandt said: “We’re taking a very cautious approach … and I think … if there are a few good things at the moment, it’s that there’s a huge consensus across the Western world about non-recognition, and I don’t really see that that will change in the near future.”
A United Nations report revealed a “disturbing and consistent pattern of human rights abuses” by the Taliban in the country. A report issued by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has outlined the human rights situation prevailing in Afghanistan in the 10 months since the Taliban took power.The report reveals a disturbing and consistent pattern of human rights abuses by the Taliban, consistent with previous findings by the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, and international and non-governmental organizations.
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