ISLAMABAD, Jan 31: The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women is expected to adopt a formal statement soon on the important role the Afghan women should play in the country
Both sides accuse the other of violating the truce that was supposed to halt the conflict in April, yet neither appears willing to abandon negotiations altogether.
Though the JAAC’s demands are open to scrutiny, banning any political organisation — as long as it remains committed to peaceful activism — is undemocratic.