Brussels: “EU is particularly concerned by fate of Afghan women and girls who have seen their freedoms, rights and access to basic services such as education being systematically denied,” office of EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a statement.

“EU reiterates that Afghanistan must adhere to international treaties to which it is a State Party, including by upholding and protecting economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights and allow for full, equal and meaningful representation and participation of all Afghans in governing of country.”

It also stressed that “Afghanistan must also not pose a security threat to any country” per UN Security Council resolutions.

EU statement noted that bloc’s supply of basic humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan’s people was contingent on “a stable, peaceful and prosperous” country and Taliban upholding human rights principles, “in particular rights of women and girls, children and minorities”.–Agencies

Published in The Daily National Courier, August, 14 2022

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