UN Women Chief: Afghanistan’s future must include women

The Executive Director of UN Women, Sima Bahous, has called for the inclusion of women in shaping the future of Afghanistan, following the recent ban imposed by the Taliban on women’s beauty salons.

Bahous expressed her concern in a tweet on Friday, stating that the closure of beauty salons is “yet another blow to women’s rights and a further attempt at removing them from public life.” She added that “the future of Afghanistan must include women.”