The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan to revoke their policies targeting women and girls in Afghanistan.

Afghan Voice Agency(AVA)_Monitoring, He said in a statement: “No country can develop — indeed survive — socially and economically with half its population excluded.”

“These unfathomable restrictions placed on women and girls will not only increase the suffering of all Afghans but, I fear, pose a risk beyond Afghanistan’s borders.”

He said the policies risked destabilizing Afghan society.
This comes after the IEA last week banned girls from attending university “until further notice”.

However, Afghanistan’s Minister of Mines and Petroleum said on Tuesday that an announcement will be made soon about schools and universities for girls, adding that suitable conditions will be provided for them in order for the education process to resume.

Shahabuddin Delawar, Minister of Mines and Petroleum said: “In the decree of the leader of the Islamic Emirate, the ‘until further notice’ is mentioned and a decision will be made about the schools and universities by the end of March, which will be in accordance with Sharia and Afghan traditions.”