Envoys voice concern over curbs on Afghan women in talks with Taliban

Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs of United Nations, attends the plenary session during the Summit on Peace in Ukraine, in Stansstad near Lucerne, Switzerland, June 16, 2024. Alessandro della Valle/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

(Reuters) - International envoys raised concerns about restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan during meetings with the country's ruling Taliban in Qatar, United Nations' political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo said on Monday.

The two-day, U.N.-led meeting was the first of its kind attended by the Taliban which has not been internationally recognised since seizing power in 2021 as U.S.-led forces withdrew after 20 years of war.