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Moscow: Kabul Needs to Deal With Inclusiveness, Respect of Minorities & Women's Rights

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Taliban* will have to deal with the issue of government inclusiveness, respect for the rights of national minorities and women, Russian special presidential envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said on Friday.
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"The Taliban does not have sufficient human resources to ensure economic recovery. Plus, in my opinion, the erroneous internal policy towards women's working and girls' education - all this only aggravates [the situation]... As for inclusiveness, from our point of view, it is still insufficient," Kabulov told the Rossiya 24 broadcaster.

The Russian diplomat noted that soon the government will see that it needs to act in the national interests of all the people of Afghanistan, including minorities.

"Kabul will have to deal with this. Time works against it," Kabulov said.
An interim Afghan government led by the Taliban came to power in the autumn of 2021 after US troops withdrew from the country and the US-backed government collapsed. The Taliban takeover triggered economic disarray and food shortages that have pushed the country to the brink of a humanitarian crisis. Thousands of Afghans have fled the country fearful of the Taliban, widespread violation of human rights, and the deprivation of women and girls of their freedoms.

The Taliban government has not been recognized by the international community, although some countries, including Russia and China, are holding diplomatic meetings with representatives of the movement to rectify the humanitarian situation in the country.
*under UN sanctions for terrorism
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