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UNICEF appears to be taking the Taliban at face value after the extremist group declared that it will support education for women and girls, with the head of the UN organisation saying that he has “not a single issue with the Taliban” after they promised to get schools up and running in Afghanistan.
Reuters reports that the UN is ‘quite optimistic’ about the Taliban taking control:
“We have ongoing discussions, we are quite optimistic based on those discussions,” UNICEF’s chief of field operations in Afghanistan, Mustapha Ben Messaoud, told a U.N. briefing.
“We have not a single issue with the Taliban in those field offices,” Messaoud added.
A spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights also stated Tuesday that “We call on the Taliban to demonstrate through their actions, not just their words, that the fears for the safety of so many people from so many different walks of life are addressed.”
The terrorist group also held a press conference, where it said it is “committed to the rights of women within the framework of Sharia.”
“Committed to the rights of women within the framework of Sharia.”
In first press conference since taking control of Kabul, Taliban spokesperson says the group will honour women's rights within Islamic law.
Latest updates: https://t.co/ZXmnmC5AUt pic.twitter.com/UzTEfvz5T2
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) August 17, 2021
So the UN appears to believe that the Taliban has changed.
It’s been 20 years since they were able to freely go around shooting women in the head for daring to have jobs. So we’re supposed to believe they’re reformed characters now… or something?
The UN’s stance comes on the heels of The U.S. State Department asking the Taliban to form an “inclusive” government.
The notion that this literal bunch of barbarians could govern with justice, or that women and children can enjoy life under Sharia Law is patently ridiculous.
In the very same Reuters report it is noted that Taliban fighters have been literally killing people trying to get to the airport and leave Afghanistan:
Sources say that the Taliban has begun door to door “retribution” searches for those who worked with America and its allies:
Public executions are also underway:
They’re all for educating women and girls though!
Are you blind? @UNICEF Taliban are just softening you up – look at what they've been doing… "O'Donnell said the atrocities on the battlefield are "horrific" and include bodies being mutilated and other things the journalist wouldn't go into on air." https://t.co/x3gew8k2RU
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Aqualyra© (@Aqualyra) August 17, 2021
It's a strategy of the west to give legal standing to the Taliban. Within a matter of days all sorts of financial aids will start flowing into the hands of the taliban under the farce of nation development, child education and women rights.
— Alan Rathod
(@alanmumbai) August 18, 2021
Optimistic my foot pic.twitter.com/MIuwmW4Aiq
— Sanatani For Ever
They already ordered women and girls not to leave their homes without a male escort, banned from their jobs, banned from school and they demanded a list of all women, widows and girls from ages 15 to 35 for marriage to the Taliban fighters
— Deidre Eversull
(@DeidreEversull) August 17, 2021
There are girls begin forced to marry assassins and rapers, WTF Unicef? "You can work and study, but you have to marry and be raped everyday for it."
— Mari Fasanaro
(@marifasanaro) August 17, 2021
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