Tom Fletcher after meeting with Muttaqi: Development in Afghanistan is not possible without education and full participation of girls

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Tom Fletcher, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations for Humanitarian Affairs, said during his trip to Afghanistan that development is not possible without education and full participation of girls.

On Monday (28 April), he wrote on his X account that discussing the "enormous capacity" of Afghan women is at the top of his agenda during this trip to the country.

Mr. Fletcher made these remarks after meeting with Amir Khan Muttaqi, the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Taliban.

He described the meeting as "practical" and added that humanitarian challenges, including climate change, insecurity, and narcotics issues, were discussed during the meeting.

This comes as the Taliban, after taking power, have imposed extensive restrictions against women and girls, including the ban on women's employment in United Nations offices and their deprivation of education.