The recent decision of the IE to close women’s beauty salons across the country has provoked reactions at home and abroad.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has warned about the negative effects of the IE’s recent decision and requested the ruling authorities to reverse it.
UNAMA said: “We ask the de facto authorities to withdraw the recent decision to ban the women’s beauty salons. Since it has a negative impact on women’s rights and their economic situation and the expediency is in contradiction with the support of the authorities and the promises they have made to business women. UNAMA is trying to reverse the sanctions against Afghan women.”
Women’s rights activists said that more pressure is being put on Afghan women, which has negatively affected their daily life.
“Putting more sanctions on Afghan girls’ education and Afghan women’s work is the issue due to which the IE wants to put pressure on the international community to maintain its power.” Roh Gul Afghan, a women’s rights activist, said
On the other hand, a number of political experts are on the opinion that the IE’s decision to ban girls’ education and women’s work will further widen the gap between the people and the government.
According to them, the bans affect the aid of the international community and there is a fear that Afghanistan will be further isolated on the international stage.
Political analyst Aziz Ma’araj deemed: “If the IE does not change their decisions regarding Afghan women’s rights and increases bans day by day, Afghanistan will move towards further isolation. The world will stop its assistance and services for Afghans. The offices will be closed. Problems will increase. Economic crisis will be complicated. The gap between the people and the system will increase and it will lead to the fall of the Taliban system.”
Earlier this week in an official letter sent to Kabul Municipality by the MoPVPE, all the employees of the women’s beauty salons have been given one month to close their salons.
The decision triggered reactions at home and abroad, and it was said that such decisions in the current bad economic situation will affect the lives of thousands of Afghans.
According to information, there are almost 12,000 registered beauty salons only in Kabul, in which thousands of women are working, and there is a fear that with the ban, they will be unemployed and their economic situation will worsen.
