António Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, expressed concern over the lack of access to rights for women in Afghanistan at a meeting held at the organization's headquarter.

Guterres said that some countries had made progress in gender equality; however, these advancements are now being reversed.

The United Nations Secretary-General called Afghanistan one of the most prominent examples of gender inequality at this meeting.

He added, "Around the world, women’s rights are under attack, civic spaces are being squeezed, and women’s rights defenders face violence threats for daring to speak up for justice. Afghanistan is the most agresuse example."

The Islamic Emirate has always said that women's rights in the country are protected and organizations should not interfere in Afghanistan's internal matters.

"The lack of real and sincere support from the United Nations human rights bodies and the intelligence objectives of major powers and securing their interests in several countries have led to further reversals of civil activities and restrictions against women, with women in Afghanistan also being victims of these human rights organizations and intelligence goals," said Lamia Shirzad, a women's rights activist.

"Restrictions on girls' education in Afghanistan hinder their development, and they currently do not have all their Islamic rights in reality, and this deficiency needs to be resolved for the educational and civil society of Afghanistan to become richer," said Tariq Farhadi, a political analyst.

Earlier, the Irish deputy representative to the United Nations, referring to Afghan women, said that the imposition of work restrictions on women and preventing them from going to schools and universities have led to the stagnation of Afghanistan's economy.