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US appoints Rina Amiri as special envoy to defend Afghan women's rights
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WASHINGTON, 30 December 2021, (TON): The United States appointed an envoy to defend the rights of Afghan women, signalling a key priority as the Taliban ratchet up restrictions.
Rina Amiri, an Afghan-born US scholar and mediation expert who served at the State Department under former president Barack Obama, will take the role of special envoy for Afghan women, girls and human rights, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced.
Months after the United States ended its 20-year war in Afghanistan, Blinken said that Amiri will address issues of "critical importance to me" and the rest of President Joe Biden's administration.
Blinken said in a statement "we desire a peaceful, stable and secure Afghanistan, where all Afghans can live and thrive in political, economic and social inclusivity.”
The Taliban imposed an ultra-austere brand of Islam on Afghanistan during their 1996-2001 regime, including banning women from working and girls from education.
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