Taliban’s Oppression of Women Is Un-Islamic—Cato’s Mustafa Akyol at UN

Mustafa Akyol

On September 26, I joined an international conference held at the United Nations headquarters in New York City: “Weaponization of Religion by the Taliban and Its Consequences on Afghanistan and Beyond.” It was organized by the Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations, which is still controlled by Afghan diplomats of the former constitutional government that was overthrown by the Taliban in 2021. The event brought together a