Copying Iran, Taliban Tortures, Imprisons Afghan Women, Says Ex-Afghan Minister
Omer Daudzai, the former interior minister of Afghanistan, said that the Taliban follows the Islamic Republic’s footprints in torturing and imprisoning Afghan women.
Talking to the Maidan programme of Afghanistan International, Daudzai stressed that the Taliban have learned this kind of treatment of women from the Islamic Republic of Iran.
He added that in the previous government, the Islamic Republic provided advice on dealing with the opposition groups, but according to him, because the officials of the previous government were committed to a democratic state and republic, didn’t follow Tehran’s advice.
The former interior minister of Afghanistan said, "When I look at some of the actions of the Taliban closely and compare them with the actions of the [Islamic Republic] where I was posted as the ambassador, they are very similar."
Daudzai added that the tactics used by Iranian government officials to protect their revolution are "copied" by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
After the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021, the process of arbitrary arrest of women, especially those who participated in protests against the group, has intensified.
Media reports indicated that the Taliban have used brutal tactics against women during imprisonment.
Earlier, Hasht-e Subh daily reported on the torture and rape of imprisoned women by the Taliban.
The daily conducted interviews with victims, doctors, and other sources, and stated that some of the imprisoned women succumbed to sexual abuse by the Taliban under the pressure of torture and harassment.
