Afghanistan, June 13 -- A human rights organization said women in Afghanistan need more than repeated expressions of concern from the international community.
A human rights organization has criticized what it described as the international community's repeated expressions of concern over the situation of women in Afghanistan, saying Afghan women need concrete action rather than statements of sympathy.
The Afghanistan Human Rights Defenders Committee said in a statement on Friday that Afghan women have grown tired of hearing international actors "express concern" while restrictions on their rights continue to expand.
The statement comes as women and girls in Afghanistan remain subject to sweeping restrictions on education, employment and...