Russia commended the efforts of the radical Islamist Taliban movement to stabilize the situation in Afghanistan. At the same time, the Russian president’s special envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, called on the new leadership in Kabul for human rights. Consent to an international conference on Afghanistan in Moscow on Wednesday 20 October.
According to Kabulov, the Taliban have given assurances that they are striving to improve the system of government and the human rights situation. At the same time, he helped the world community to unite efforts to help the Afghan people. Not everyone likes the new government in Afghanistan, but we will punish all the people, Kabulov explained.
As a result of the Moscow conference, its participants spoke in favor of building the practical experience of Afghanistan, regardless of the official recognition of the Taliban. They called on the Taliban to take additional measures to improve the system of public administration and to form a truly inclusive government that adequately reflects the interests of all the main ethnopolitical forces of the country.
Providing humanitarian aid
Participants in the Moscow meeting expressed negative dynamics in the economic and humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and called for “launching a group initiative for the early convening of a representative international conference under the auspices of the UN,” taking into account the fact that “the main background reconstruction and the economy of Afghanistan will bear forces and military contingents.” who have been present in this country for the past 20 years. “
At the same time, the participants in the Moscow conference expressed concern about the “manifestation of banned terrorist organizations in Afghanistan.”
In addition to Russia and Taliban representatives, the conference in Moscow was attended by China, Pakistan, Iran, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The US did not attend the conference, citing “logistical difficulties,” but the State Department noted that the event was “effective and constructive,” and expressed a willingness to participate in such a future event.
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How life changed in Afghanistan after the arrival of the Taliban
In a male society
Judging by the photographs and videos of news agencies, the streets of Afghanistan have become crowded and noisy again. Restaurants in Herat seem to have reopened to the public. It is immediately striking that only men are sitting at the tables, some of them are dressed in the traditional kurta for Afghanistan – a knee-length shirt. There are almost no women on the streets.
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How life changed in Afghanistan after the arrival of the Taliban
Learn – only individually
These at a private university in Kabul are separated from each other by a ceiling-to-floor curtain: universities have already officially announced gender segregation. “Learning together is contrary to the principles of Islam, as well as national values, customs and traditions,” Acting Minister of Higher Education Abdul Baqi Haqqani said in Kabul.
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How life changed in Afghanistan after the arrival of the Taliban
Lost rights and freedoms
On the way to the mosque in Herat. The Taliban have already banned women from sports and social activities.
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How life changed in Afghanistan after the arrival of the Taliban
Constant control on the roads
A prominent feature of the urban landscape in Afghanistan is checkpoints and road checks. People are afraid of the Taliban, armed to the teeth, and therefore want to attract as little attention to themselves as possible. Western clothing is being worn less and less.
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How life changed in Afghanistan after the arrival of the Taliban
Taliban take over their enemy’s estate
Many villas and palaces have changed owners. This greenhouse and estate in Kabul’s Sherpur region recently belonged to Abdul Rashid Dostum, an Afghan field commander and former vice president. Taliban militants have taken over the home in one of their worst methods. Dostum himself fled to Uzbekistan.
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How life changed in Afghanistan after the arrival of the Taliban
Waiting for work
Day laborers sit by the side of a road in Kabul, hoping to be offered some kind of job. After the Taliban came to power, Afghanistan is experiencing an economic crisis, many residents of the country were left without work. Afghanistan will be threatened by rising food prices and poverty in the coming months, according to the UN.
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How life changed in Afghanistan after the arrival of the Taliban
Fight for your rights
The rise to power of the Taliban in many cities has been accompanied by protests such as this one in front of the presidential palace in Kabul on September 3. Afghan women activists defend their right to education and work – even as the Taliban forcefully disperse peaceful demonstrations.
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How life changed in Afghanistan after the arrival of the Taliban
Organization eliminated
According to the UN, the Taliban are increasingly brutalizing critics of the regime. Radical Islamists are using sticks, whips and live ammunition to disperse peaceful protests, the United Nations Human Rights Office (UN) said. It is also reported that at least four demonstrators were killed.
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How life changed in Afghanistan after the arrival of the Taliban
Who supports the Taliban
But there are also those in Afghanistan who are quite satisfied with the Taliban’s coming to power. The women in the photo came out to the demonstration, accompanied by the Taliban, to declare their full agreement with the group’s policies. Taliban supporters do not support those women who fled the country.
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How life changed in Afghanistan after the arrival of the Taliban
Demonstrative support for the Taliban course
Before the start of the demonstration in support of the Taliban, some of its participants were taken to a lecture hall in a university in Kabul. Journalists were officially invited to cover the action. This was in stark contrast to the Taliban’s hostility towards media representatives at protests.
Author: Claudia Den, Marina Baranovskaya