The US Ambassador to the United Nations called the Taliban's new order that requires Afghan women to cover their faces "unconscionable" during an interview on CNN Sunday.
The decree was passed by the militant group. Insider previously reported that if it is not followed, the closest male relative to the woman will be sent to prison or terminated from their government jobs.
Host Jake asked Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield if the move showed the problem of the U.S. withdrawal without a competent government in place.
We said from the beginning that we would judge them by their actions. On Mother's Day, I think these actions send a very chilling message across the world.
The US withdrew from Afghanistan in August of last year. The group has stripped Afghan women of their rights since then, despite their claims of being more moderate than their previous reign in the 1990s. According to the Independent, the group recently restricted women from boarding a flight without a male chaperone.
The ambassador continued, "We have done everything possible to support Afghan women and will continue to call out the Taliban for their actions both in the United States and in my role as president of the Security Council." We can expect more from them. It redoubles our commitment to supporting Afghan women.
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