UN Condemns Taliban Leader’s Call for Strict Sharia Law As the Group Intensifies Crackdown  

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – A UN spokesman described the recent statement by the Taliban supreme leader on enforcing strict Sharia law in Afghanistan, including stoning and beating women, as “extremely disheartening.” He emphasized the critical need for equal rights for women in the country.

During a press briefing on Monday, March 25, Farhan Haq, a UN spokesman, expressed concerns about the mistreatment of women by the Taliban, calling for the removal of the regime’s edicts on women.