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Taliban breaking promises including over women, says UN
Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Michelle Bachelet said she was "dismayed by the lack of inclusivity of the so-called caretaker cabinet, which includes no women and few non-Pashtuns."
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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet attends the opening of the UN Human Rights Council's main annual session on Feb. 24, 2020 in Geneva.The coronavirus pandemic's disproportionate impact on ethnic minorities, and protests triggered by George Floyd's death, have laid bare "endemic inequalities" in the United States, the UN rights chief said Tuesday, urging action. (AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)
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he UN rights chief on Monday criticised the new Taliban interim government in Afghanistan, which is drawn exclusively from loyalist ranks and counts no women.
Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Michelle Bachelet said she was "dismayed by the lack of inclusivity of the so-called caretaker cabinet, which includes no women and few non-Pashtuns."
The announcement of the government last week was a key step in the Taliban's consolidation of power over Afghanistan, following a stunning military victory that saw them oust the US-backed administration on August 15.
Notorious for their brutal and oppressive rule from 1996 to 2001, the Taliban had promised a more inclusive government this time.
However, all the top positions were handed to key leaders from the movement and the Haqqani network -- the most violent faction of the Taliban known for devastating attacks.
Presenting an oral update on the rights situation in Afghanistan to the council, Bachelet stressed that most Afghans were eager to see an end to the decades of conflict and division.
"They long for peace and stability in a country where they and their children can prosper," she said, quoted by AFP.
