Blinken Criticizes Taliban, Promising Philanthropic Investment to Help Afghan Women

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES – The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, said that the Taliban’s violation of women’s human rights and fundamental freedoms goes against the will of the people of Afghanistan.

Speaking at a session of the Alliance for Afghan Women’s Economic Resilience summit at the State Department on Tuesday, February 27, Blinken underscored that the Taliban’s restrictions are suffocating Afghanistan’s potential.