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Inclusive economy must involve women, Indonesia tells Taliban
Indonesia has reiterated its endorsement of women's rights in its Afghanistan diplomacy, with Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi pushing for female participation in advancing the Afghan economy, during an international meeting on Afghanistan in Doha.
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Afghan children fill containers with drinking water from a handpump on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif on July 3, 2024. (AFP/Atif Aryan)
Amid the Taliban’s commendation of the international community’s “spirit of cooperation” following two days of talks in Doha earlier this week, Indonesia continues to urge for a more inclusive economy in Afghanistan as women’s rights remain limited entering the third year of the Islamist group’s rule.
The advancement of an inclusive private sector in Afghanistan is key for the country’s future, Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi emphasized, with Jakarta expressing its willingness to connect its female entrepreneurs with their counterparts in the Middle Eastern country.
In the first international meeting featuring Afghanistan's de facto ruler, diplomats from over two dozen countries convened in Doha for the third Meeting of Special Envoys on Afghanistan.
The meeting, which excluded the attendance of Afghan women at the Taliban’s insistence, saw talks on the country’s economy and private sector, as well as possible resolution for its narcotics-related issues.
Against the backdrop of international sanctions leveraged against the Taliban and Afghanistan’s frozen funds, the Afghan economy has been in a dreary state for nearly three years, marked by rocketing unemployment, the collapse of its gross domestic product (GDP) and price deflation.
Data from the World Bank indicates a struggling private sector in Afghanistan, with small and women-owned firms being the most vulnerable to closure and contributing to economic shocks, as the Taliban continues to issue edicts severely restricting female participation in the social, political and economic spheres.
