Afghanistan, Oct. 28 -- The United States has called for an immediate end to restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan, saying decades of progress in their participation in peace and security have been reversed.
Tammy Bruce, the US deputy representative to the United Nations, made the remarks on Tuesday, October 27, condemning restrictions on women's and girls' access to education and employment as unacceptable.
Bruce said that over the past five years, the authorities in Afghanistan had reversed decades of progress in women's participation in peace and security. She called for the restrictions to be lifted immediately.
The US official said Washington remained committed to defending the human rights of Afghan women and girls and pro...