Women's Rights Issues Could Cost Afghanistan Billions in Foreign Aid by Paul D. Shinkman - US News & World Report
The fate of Afghanistan rests on a little-discussed human rights issue that will determine whether the war-torn nation can rebuild itself once a peace agreement is reached, a senior official overseeing reconstruction there said Wednesday.
International backers, including the U.S., will only continue to pay for rebuilding Afghanistan if a peace agreement includes securing rights for women and girls, John Sopko, the congressionally appointed special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, told a small group of reporters Wednesday.
The issue, which senior officials in the Trump administration have signaled is not a top priority, stems from the Taliban's brutal rule prior to 2001 that secured Afghanistan's enduring position as the worst place in the world for women.
"It's almost like the proverbial canary in the coal mine," Sopko said. "If the Taliban/Afghan government wants financial support afterward, they run a serious risk that that financial support from the coalition – from the U.S. – will evaporate if they go back to their evil ways on treating women."…
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