{"id":38943,"date":"2021-08-19T17:11:03","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T00:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=38943"},"modified":"2021-08-19T17:11:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T00:11:03","slug":"5-ways-you-can-support-those-in-need-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=38943","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways You Can Support Those in Need in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By\u00a0Khanyi Mlaba<\/a><\/p>\n

The scenes of thousands of Afghans desperately pleading for assistance and running for refuge as the Taliban solidified rule over Afghanistan for\u00a0the first time since 2001<\/a>\u00a0have been broadcast across the world and left it reeling.<\/p>\n

As the news broke it wasn\u2019t long before the country\u2019s most famous human rights\u2019 advocate, Malala Yousafzai took to social media to raise concern over the occupation of the Taliban, knowing all too well what the group\u2019s rule could mean for women and girls.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe watch in complete shock as Taliban takes control of Afghanistan,\u201d she said on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>. \u201cI am deeply worried about women, minorities and human rights advocates. Global, regional and local powers must call for an immediate ceasefire, provide urgent humanitarian aid and protect refugees and civilians,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The Taliban takeover came after international forces withdrew from Afghanistan, with the United States\u00a0officially beginning to withdraw in May 2021<\/a>. The militant group has since taken over the country city by city, eventually\u00a0occupying the capital<\/a>\u00a0Kabul on Sunday. Afghanistan\u2019s leadership, namely President Ashraf Ghan, had fled the country and millions of Afghans are seeking asylum.<\/p>\n

The Taliban \u2014 who first assumed control of Afghanistan\u2019s capital of Kabul in 1996, are now enforcing their interpretation of Islamic Law and implementing strict regulations that hindered the humanitarian rights of vulnerable communities \u2014\u00a0have claimed<\/a>\u00a0that they are interested in an inclusive government, a peaceful takeover and writing laws that will take into consideration women\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n

However there have already been reports of\u00a0restrictive conditions on women<\/a>, and women being\u00a0forced to stop working<\/a>\u00a0by the militant group, begging the question of whether the Taliban will do as they said and uphold certain rights for women, or whether women\u2019s rights are in severe danger.<\/p>\n

Women and girls are the most vulnerable now that the Taliban have taken hold of Afghanistan. Before they lost their rule over the country in 2001, the Taliban had\u00a0implemented strict laws on women\u2019s rights<\/a>. Women had to cover their faces and bodies, they were not allowed to work, girls could not go to school, and if a woman needed to leave her house, she should\u2019ve been accompanied by a male relative.<\/p>\n

For two decades Afghanistan worked towards gains for women\u2019s rights, including access to education and the ability to work. However there is growing fear that these gains will be entirely reversed with the recent rule of the Taliban.<\/p>\n

Speaking to NPR, Rangina Hamidi, Afghanistan’s acting education raised concerns for the future of the rights of girls and women in the country.<\/p>\n

“There is a lot of fear among girls and women,” she told NPR. “I have had many messages from my female family, friends calling me, asking me what I know and what they should expect. And I wish I had an answer for them.”<\/p>\n

Read the full blog on the Global Citizen website<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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