Malala Yousafzai: Women's Rights Must Be Non-Negotiable Condition for Talks with Taliban

Malala Yousafzai stated that women's rights must serve as a non-negotiable precondition for any negotiations with the Taliban, emphasizing that their return to power has worsened conditions for Afghan women and girls by depriving them of basic rights.

Yousafzai asserted that the presence of women and girls at the negotiating table must be guaranteed. She quoted, "You cannot determine the future of a country when half of the population is held back."

She described the Taliban's restrictions on women as cultural practices with no connection to Islam. Yousafzai criticized the international community's inaction on issues such as the ban on girls' and women's education and the lack of a fair judicial system, warning that ignoring women's problems only fuels them.

During a Harvard Law School negotiations program held in the first week of Hamal, Yousafzai met with Gohan Subramaniam, head of the program, and other officials. The event featured a screening of the documentary "Bread and Red Flowers," which highlights the struggles of Afghan women following the Taliban takeover.

Yousafzai also referred to Amir Khan Muttaqi's trip to India in his capacity as Taliban foreign minister.