Ten female foreign ministers who attended the 59th Munich Security Conference in a statement condemned the imposition of restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan.

The statement was issued by the foreign ministers of Slovenia, Germany, Canada, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Belgium, Andorra, Albania, Mongolia and Libya. 

“We strongly condemn the Taliban's push to exclude women from all public life: women are kept from strolling in parks, are not seen on TV screens anymore, are deprived of their right to attend schools and universities, and are now also kept from working in humanitarian assistance,” the statement reads. 

But the Islamic Emirate’s spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said the rights of all women are observed within an Islamic framework. 

“The rights of women have not been violated in the Islamic community. Their rights have been addressed. The life of women is secured and protected. Their problems are solved by the court. Regarding their activities, there is a need for an environment within Sharia laws and work on it is underway,” he said. 

The statement added that the restrictions on women will “restore the basis to deliver the help that the women, children and men of Afghanistan so urgently need.”

“With these restrictions, Afghanistan has been isolated in a world with is like a village now,” said ,Suraya Paikan, a women’s rights activist. 

“In consultation with the nation, the issue should be solved soon so that it (Islamic Emirate) can find national and international legitimacy and also gains support,” said Roh Gul Afghan, a women’s rights activist.

The three-day Munich Security Conference was held in Germany where many world leaders participated. 

There was no representative of the Islamic Emirate at the conference. Mabouba Saraj, an Afghan women’s rights activist and Husna Jalil, former deputy minister of interior remotely attended a debate on Afghanistan at the conference.