World Security Forum in Doha Discusses Afghanistan Situation

 

The Panel reflected on the development in Afghanistan and its prospects, including security, human rights, women’s rights, education and governance.

 

One of the Panelists included the ex-deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hekmat Khalil Karzai, and the other was Fawzia Koofi, an ex-member of the parliament.

 

Karzai criticized the caretaker government, particularly their policies concerning women and girls’ rights and education while emphasizing an inclusive government in the country; he said,

 

“First and foremost, girls be able to go to school, for them to be able to decide their future, for them to be able to set the path for their life and, second, to have a government that is representative of all Afghans, not just one particular segment of the population,” he stated.

 

He added that education is obligatory in Islam for both men and women, while the Islamic Emirate denied education for girls and women.

 

He also stressed that a government representative of all Afghans who “still have legitimacy should be able to talk to Afghans.”

 

Simultaneously, an ex-parliament, Fawzia Koofi, discussed the current situation in the country, saying that the ongoing situation in Afghanistan is unlike any other Muslim country.