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ReutersTHE HAGUE (Reuters) - Afghan women could lose gains they have made since the fall of the Taliban if Western countries come to terms with elements of the ultra-orthodox Islamist movement, a women's activist said on Tuesday.
Orzala Ashraf of the Afghans Women's Network said an international conference on Afghanistan in the Hague had brushed aside the need to hold Afghans to account for their actions and this could pose a longer term danger to society as a whole.
"We have Taliban members who are clearly slaughtering people on the ground, slaughtering teachers, slaughtering simple passengers -- young men who travel to Iran for jobs. How can you talk with such kind of people?" Ashraf told Reuters.
"It's very vague and very scary for us," she said. "We never want to return to that period (of Taliban rule)." "It was very disappointing to hear the president of Afghanistan and most of the speakers this morning not discussing the importance of women's rights enough, when it comes to the reconciliation part of Afghanistan's development," she added.
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Mods: I realize that this story and the one on the "rape within marriage" stories are related, but they are different. My intent is not to spam LBN, but to report on the various challenges that Afghan women are currently facing.
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