Want US out, Taliban okay: Afghan women senators
Thursday February 14, 2013 11:15:48 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Women
senators from Afghanistan have said they wanted US troops out of
their country and would not mind having the Taliban in the
government so long as they respected the constitution.
"We want the US out of Afghanistan, but as far as Taliban is
concerned, any one who is a resident of Afghanistan can be a part
of the government, if they respect the constitution and women's
rights," said Tayeba Zahidi, member of the upper house of
Afghanistan, during an interaction with Indian journalists at the
Indian Women's Press Corps.
US President Barack Obama has vowed that by the end of 2014, the
US war in Afghanistan would end, and US troops would be pulled
out.
Senators from Afghanistan's upper house are in India to
participate in a training programme organised by the Bureau of
Parliamentary Studies and Training here.
The senators said the incidents of the last few decades in
Afghanistan have affected women, who have fought back and are
emerging into their own again.
"In past 35 years, lots of incidents have occurred which have
affected women. But Afghan women have fought back. Our parliament
and legal structure is fighting to rid society of violence and
make things safe for women," Sediqua Balbhi, another member of
Afghanistan's upper house said.
The women said more and more women are now gaining an education in
Afghanistan.
"Education plays an important role in empowering women. More and
more girls are now being enrolled in schools, completing college
and also doing PhD degrees," said Najiba Hussaini.
Women were barred from education and work during the rule of the
Taliban in Afghanistan, which started in 1996 and ended Dec 2001.
The house of elders or Mesherano Jirga is the the upper house of
the bicameral National Assembly of Afghanistan. The lower house,
the house of people, is called Wolesi Jirga.
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