Always the best part of the CSW meetings are the opportunities to meet face to face with women that you would not normally meet at all. This happened today - I met Shoukria Hiadar from Afghanistan - "Urgent Support for Women of Afghanistan" dated February 19, 2010. I told her about my friend back in Canada, Ariana Yaftali. She said she knew the Yaftali family - may not be the same.
Basically, the appeal states that the group, Support for Women of Afghanistan, expresses anger and concern in a resolution unanimously voted on Jan. 25 by associations including political parties and unions.
Further, it states that the Loya Jirga has no reason to be held other than to modify the Afghan Constitution in order to eliminate the articles that guarantee the rights of women. It must be known that the suppression of women's rights and the return to Sharia are still the ground rules for the Taliban in any negotiations.
I will be bringing this information and contact back for Ariana.
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