Concerns grow over increased global ties with Taliban

(Be sure to watch the video included in the article) @anniekelly.bsky.social: "What we are seeing in Afghanistan is gender apartheid" www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

I'm afraid that events have transpired since 2021 which signalled to Europe and the whole global community that commitments to things like human rights are always negotiable and contingent. This may have contributed to the "smoke 'em if you got 'em" situation in which we now find ourselves.

The International Declaration on #GenderApartheid was launched this week as a message of solidarity with women from #Afghanistan on the sad 5th anniversary of the #Taliban takeover & of their brave resistance to it & as a tool for the ongoing struggle genderapartheiddeclaration.org 🧵

'Afghanistan has become a “graveyard for human rights,” the United Nations said in March. India, Qatar, China, Iran and several central Asian states all recently welcomed Taliban officials or opened new channels of communication.' www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Five years of Taliban rule for Afghanistan’s women and girls

This would be a travesty and near guarantee of imprisonment in horrific conditions or execution. The Taliban are still actively hunting down and jailing or killing members of the former Afghan military. So many that served with NATO forces remain stranded in Afghanistan.

As Taliban celebrate 5 years controlling Afghanistan, the truth of trumps betrayal is becoming more evident for those who cares.. The biggest losers are women of Afghanistan

Taliban India, Qatar, China, Iran and several central Asian states all recently welcomed Taliban officials or opened new channels of communication. Russia, which recognised the Taliban government in Kabul just over a year ago, signed a military cooperation agreement last month..

Afghanistan: rich in high-grade copper and iron ores, chromium, caesium, lithium, barium, strontium, rare earth elements, cobalt, uranium, gold, lead, zinc, tin, tungsten, gemstones, coking coal and, of course, oil and gas. Human rights always comes second to mineral resources.

Just been watching the various News reports about Afghanistan and their women and girls - it’s just so dreadfully sad - wicked evil treatment by the Taliban. Wish there was a solution - we should all count every single one of our blessings. 😢

“Five years after the Taliban takeover, Afghanistan is experiencing the world’s worst women’s rights crisis, one of the worst human rights crises and one of the worst humanitarian crises,” said Fereshta Abbasi, Afghanistan researcher at Human Rights Watch."

Yesterday the BBC called it "President Biden abandoning Afghanistan" completely ignoring that it was Trumps February 29, 2020 agreement with the Taliban that started the withdrawal on 13 July that year and was fait accomplis by the time Biden took office. www.state.gov/wp-content/u...

One in ten Afghan children are acutely malnourished. In one district in northern Afghanistan, Save the Children is the only healthcare provider for 10,000 people. While also making Afghanistan “one of the world’s most dangerous places to be a woman.” 😢 Why many Afghans I know/knew fought the TB

Under the Taliban, Afghanistan is now the only country on earth where girls are barred from education past sixth grade. If #Trump and the #Republicans remain in power, America is likely to become the second.

👇🇦🇫"Five years after Kabul fell, the reckoning over Afghanistan is far from over" #Afghanistan