March 11 (The Killid Group) – It must be ensured that women are included in any peace negotiations to end the country’s long war, and to never again allow the Taliban to impose “a reign of terror against women and girls,” said Hillary Clinton on Tuesday.
Hilary Clinton, the former U.S. first lady, senator and Secretary of State said on Tuesday at a U.N. meeting, Afghan women are afraid that what they have gained since the Taliban were ousted from power in 2001 “will be washed away in a rush to achieve a peace that will not hold anyway.”
“This is not just morally wrong, this is dangerous, dangerous to every country represented here,” she told a crowded U.N. meeting of the Group of Friends of Women in Afghanistan, co-sponsored by Afghanistan and the United Kingdom, according to AP news agency.
Following the U.S.-Taliban peace agreement, Clinton said this is “a critical moment for Afghan women,” with peace negotiations on the horizon.
“If women are sidelined, the prospects for sustainable peace are slim,” Clinton warned. “If society is torn apart and women pushed to the margins, it is more likely that terrorists will find a haven.”
“There can be no sustainable peace without women´s participation and rights,” she reiterated.
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