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EU Parliament Member in Kabul Calls for Inclusive Govt

A German member of the European Parliament, Hannah Neuman, is visiting Kabul and has called for the reopening of girls' schools and for the inclusion of all elements of society into the current Afghan government. 

“Girls going back to school on March 23 with hopes for the future being turned down with tears in their eyes, going back home, and some of these families literally used their last penny to allow them to go to school--buy these backpacks, buy these books...” she said.

Speaking press conference on Wednesday in Kabul, Neuman expressed concerns over “enforced disappearances."  

“I heard many stories about violence, about violence against protestors, violence against journalists, about enforced disappearances, also enforced disappearances of people who just did their job in the administration, but with the new rulers taking over were not wanted anymore." 

She called for the inclusion of other social groups into the government.  

“The Taliban are good fighters apparently because they managed to take over a country, but governing a country needs a rather different set of skills, it especially needs leaders that listen to the citizens that they want to represent, and, on this one, I hope to see soon some kind of dialogue between the people of Afghanistan that includes the women of Afghanistan but also the minority groups,” she said, “because that is deeply needed, otherwise frustration will pile up, violations will pile up.”  

Although, the Islamic Emirate’s decision to ban girls above grade six from going to school has faced a strong reaction inside and outside Afghanistan, the schools for students in grades 7-12 are still closed after 200 days.

EU Parliament Member in Kabul Calls for Inclusive Govt

Speaking press conference on Wednesday in Kabul, Neuman expressed concerns over “enforced disappearances."  

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A German member of the European Parliament, Hannah Neuman, is visiting Kabul and has called for the reopening of girls' schools and for the inclusion of all elements of society into the current Afghan government. 

“Girls going back to school on March 23 with hopes for the future being turned down with tears in their eyes, going back home, and some of these families literally used their last penny to allow them to go to school--buy these backpacks, buy these books...” she said.

Speaking press conference on Wednesday in Kabul, Neuman expressed concerns over “enforced disappearances."  

“I heard many stories about violence, about violence against protestors, violence against journalists, about enforced disappearances, also enforced disappearances of people who just did their job in the administration, but with the new rulers taking over were not wanted anymore." 

She called for the inclusion of other social groups into the government.  

“The Taliban are good fighters apparently because they managed to take over a country, but governing a country needs a rather different set of skills, it especially needs leaders that listen to the citizens that they want to represent, and, on this one, I hope to see soon some kind of dialogue between the people of Afghanistan that includes the women of Afghanistan but also the minority groups,” she said, “because that is deeply needed, otherwise frustration will pile up, violations will pile up.”  

Although, the Islamic Emirate’s decision to ban girls above grade six from going to school has faced a strong reaction inside and outside Afghanistan, the schools for students in grades 7-12 are still closed after 200 days.

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