The US government has decided to establish a special envoy for the rights of Afghan women and girls and human rights in Afghanistan.

The appointment was made on Wednesday and it is Rina Amiri, an American born in Afghanistan who had worked in the administration of former President Barack Obama, who will play a role with President Joe Biden.

"As Special Envoy, she will work on a series of issues of critical importance to me, the US administration and US national security: human rights and fundamental freedoms of women, girls and other populations at risk in all their diversity, ”explained the head of American diplomacy Antony Blinken.

Who is Rina Amiri?

Rina Amiri, 53, left Afghanistan as a child when her parents immigrated to California.

Still a student at Tufts University in Boston, she became known by protesting against the Taliban regime after the September 11 attacks which triggered the American intervention in Afghanistan.

"The United States and Europe should go beyond exchanges with the Taliban limited to the evacuation of their nationals and allies and the coordination of access to humanitarian aid," she said. in an article published in September by the journal Foreign Affairs.

According to her, Pakistan, a historic ally of the Taliban, has not sufficiently insisted on the rights of women in its relations with the Taliban.

Afghan women still excluded from public service and access to education

Almost six months after the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, AntonyBlinken recalled that the United States wanted "a peaceful, stable and secure Afghanistan, where all Afghans can flourish".

Respect for women's rights is one of the conditions demanded by donors for the resumption of international aid to Afghanistan.

In search of international recognition, the Taliban have pledged to rule less brutally than during their first reign (1996-2001), but women are still largely excluded from the civil service and from access to secondary education.

The Taliban have also issued recommendations asking drivers not to drive long distances with women if they are unaccompanied.

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