Rights of Afghan women is an internal issue: Taliban ahead of UN-led talks

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The Taliban administration in Afghanistan on Saturday (June 29) said that the demands over women’s rights were “Afghanistan’s issues” to solve, ahead of United Nations-led engagement talks where the exclusion of Afghan women has sparked an outcry. The agenda at the talks, which begin in Qatar on Sunday, would include combating narcotics and economic issues in Afghanistan. 

The Taliban would be sending their first delegation to the third round of talks. Rights groups have condemned the…