(MENAFN- Afghanistan Times) By Mujeeb Rahman Awrang
KABUL: Following the US-Taliban peace deal signed on
Saturday evening between the US special representative for Afghanistan and the
Taliban Co-Founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Afghan Women's Network (AWN) expressed
concerns regarding the Taliban' prisoners release by the Afghan government,
saying that there should be a clear mechanism for prisoners swap in accordance
to the law.
The AWN in a press conference on Sunday has called on the
government to include 30 percent women's in the peace delegation.
Mari Akbary, CEO of AWN said, 'We don't beg, it is the right
of Afghan women to be included in peace negotiation.' 'Those women, who take
part in peace talks, represent all Afghan women not a certain tribe,
organization and party, and it is not clear that who will represent the AWN.'
The AWN emphasized on a ceasefire agreement and called on
the US to cautiously and responsibly drawdown its troops in Afghanistan.
Another activists, Latifa Majidi said, 'the decision to swap
5 Taliban prisoners in return for only one Afghan security force is not fair
and it should be revised.'
The US and Taliban peace deal would lay the ground for a
gradual reduction of American troops and would facilitate the
intra-Afghan-talks. The agreement was signed after the Taliban had agreed on a
weeklong partial ceasefire.
The Taliban said the release of 5,000 prisoners was part of
the peace deal with Washington and it was a precondition for the beginning of
intra-Afghan-talks
But Kabul administration talked of no intention to release
prisoners prior to intra-Afghan-talks, ruling out prisoners exchange as a
precondition, but said it could be discussed during Afghan-to-Afghan talks.
The Taliban back regime in 1990s imposed sever restriction
against women and freedom of speech. The Afghan women and girl were utterly
barred from going to workplaces and schools.
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