KABUL: Saif-ul-Islam Khyber, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Vice and Virtue, told TOLOnews that since the return of the Islamic Emirate to power, 80% of women’s rights in the country have been ensured.
The spokesperson added that they [the Islamic Emirate] are working to better ensure the remaining rights of the country’s citizens.
Saif-ul-Islam Khyber said, “Eighty percent of women’s rights have been provided to them. These rights include marriage, inheritance, or freedoms that Islam grants them and are their fundamental rights. The ministry and its officials have addressed 80% of these rights.”
According to Saif-ul-Islam Khyber, the Ministry of Vice and Virtue is serious about ensuring citizens’ rights, including those of women. Since the Islamic Emirate’s return to power, significant steps have also been taken in securing inheritance rights.
The spokesperson further added, “Of all women’s rights, a small percentage has not yet been fully addressed, but we are working to resolve those as well.”
At the same time, some religious scholars emphasize that the Islamic Emirate must make greater efforts to ensure the rights of its citizens.
Samiullah Mohammadi, a religious scholar, told TOLOnews, “Islam provides facilities for women in all aspects of life, including education, healthcare, and addressing poverty and deprivation. Islam ensures both men’s and women’s rights.”
Another religious scholar, Abdul Rahman Abid, said: “Men’s and women’s rights must be ensured. Greater attention must be paid to women’s rights as they are a disadvantaged and vulnerable group.”
The Ministry of Vice and Virtue previously stated that, over the past three years, they have resolved more than 4,500 cases related to women’s inheritance and have prevented nearly 5,000 forced marriages.
