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UN urges Afghan peace talks to include women
[Al Arabiya Latest] Any peace negotiations with the Taliban in Afghanistan must involve women, a United Nations committee on women's rights warned on Friday following talks in Geneva.Oh, yeah. That'll work. Theory, meet practice. They're Pashtuns, you nitwits! "Any agreement reached with the Taliban in Afghanistan should include a clear commitment to respect and protect women's rights", the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women said in a statement. The 23-member U.N. experts' body urged the Afghan government and its international allies "to ensure women representatives are included in peace, development dialogues and negotiations with the Taliban." Committee members also expressed their "deep concern at the exclusion of Afghan women from the high level decision-making" at the international London conference on Afghanistan late last month. Posted by: Fred 2010-02-07 |
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