Published on: 2026-09-16
Source: United Nations – United Nations –
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September 16, 2026 Women
Five years after the Taliban came to power, Afghanistan is at a crossroads. This was stated on Wednesday at a meeting of the UN Security Council by Georgette Gagnon, the acting head of the UN mission in the country.
“The main risks to Afghanistan’s stability are increasing, and they mainly stem from the policies of the de facto authorities themselves,” she noted.
Gagnon emphasized that “peace is not merely the absence of armed conflict.” Stable peace implies creating opportunities for the entire population in the country and respecting the dignity of all citizens.
“Macroeconomic stability does not mean recovery,” she said, adding that “there is no real path to a prosperous and self-sufficient Afghanistan when women and girls are excluded from public life.”
She also noted the necessity of dialogue with the de facto authorities and emphasized: “Interaction does not mean recognition of legitimacy. It is a way by which the international community maintains influence, reduces risks, and creates opportunities for progress.”
Being born a woman – a crime?
Nargis Nehan, founder and executive director of the NGO FARAGEER, stated that the world is aware of what is happening in Afghanistan.
“Being a woman is a crime, and being born a woman in Afghanistan is an even more serious crime,” she said, quoting the words of an Afghan woman.
She called on the international community to take three key steps regarding Afghanistan. First, to adopt a resolution recognizing institutional discrimination against women and girls, accelerating the adoption of legal measures against the Taliban movement, and promoting the recognition of gender apartheid as a crime against humanity.
According to Nehan, it is also necessary to promote an inclusive political process by ensuring the participation in the UN-led “Doha process” not only of the Taliban but also of other political groups and representatives of Afghanistan’s civil society, with the aim of creating an inclusive governance system.
Thirdly, the human rights activist believes that it is necessary to increase the volume of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan by fully financing the response plan totaling 1.7 billion dollars and giving priority attention to supporting the most vulnerable groups of the population.
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