,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #fid  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #cj1        
#bjba,mr4 ,norman 7= himself1 ,mrs4     
,mill]-,meeks1 & ,mrs4 ,bice (          
,oklahoma7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign 
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,condemn+ !     
inhumane treatm5t & human rights abuses 
t[>d wom5 & girls 9 ,afghani/an by      
,taliban =ces ?r\gh _! /rict            
int]pretation ( ,%>ia law4  ,:]eas :5 ! 
,taliban seiz$ p[] 9 ,afghani/an 9      
#aiif1 _! int]pretation ( ,%>ia law     
facilitat$ sev]al oppressive social1    
political1 & religi\s fre$oms aga9/ wom5
 & girls2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjja1 ! ,taliban   
rel9qui%$ p[] 9 ,afghani/an ensur+ m    
rights = wom5 7 set to return2 ,:]eas1 9
 #bjjd1 wom5 7 once aga9 giv5 ! "r to   
vote 9 elections1 & girls & wom5 jo9$ ! 
army & police =ces1 tra9$ z surgeons &  
judges1 & work$ z j\rnali/s among _m o!r
 pr(essions previ\sly prohibit$ to !m2  
,:]eas1 9 #bjji1 ! ,elim9ation (        

,viol5ce ,aga9/ ,wom5 7,,evaw7 became   
law 9 ,afghani/an facilitat+ a rise 9   
hold+ ^? acc\ntable = abuses aga9/ wom51
 & %9+ a light on ! atrocities plagu+   
wom5 9 ! nation2 ,:]eas ! ,elim9ation ( 
,viol5ce ,aga9/ ,wom5 makes #bb acts (  
abuse t[>d wom5 crim9al (f5ses1 includ+ 
rape1 batt]y1 =c$ m>riage1 prev5t+ wom5 
f own+ prop]ty1 & prohibit+ wom5 & girls
 f att5d+ s*ool or work+2 ,:]eas1       
despite progress made t[>d improv+ basic
 human rights = wom5 & girls1 _m cases (
 rape1 sexual abuse1 /rict dress codes1 
re/rictions on wom5 & girls' movem5t1 & 
! ex*ang+ ( girls & "y wom5 to settle   
disputes or repay debts cont9u$ 9 rural 
areas ( ,afghani/an2 ,:]eas :5 !        
,taliban seiz$ control on ,augu/ #ae1   
#bjba1 !y insi/$ ne>ly all wom5 /ay away
 f "w until ! security situation        
improves1 & security issues 7 "o ( !    
reasons ! ,taliban gave :5 !y controll$ 
,afghani/an 9 ! #aiijs to prev5t wom5 f 
work+2 ,:]eas1 on ,augu/ #bd1 #bjba1 !  
,unit$ ,nations ,high ,commission] =    

,human ,rights receiv$ cr$ible reports (
 s]i\s violations ( int]national human  
law1 & human rights abuses tak+ place 9 
_m areas "u effective ,taliban control  
includ+ executions ( civilians & memb]s 
( ! ,afghan national security =ces1     
re/rictions on ! rights ( wom5 & girls  
to move ar\nd freely & att5d s*ools1 !  
recruitm5t ( *ild soldi]s1 & repression 
( peaceful prote/ & expressions (       
diss5t2 ,:]eas ?\gh ! ,taliban /at$ !   
new ,taliban gov]nm5t 0 m progressive   
t[>d wom5's rights1 !re 0 n a s+le woman
 9 ! new cab9et & ,taliban (ficials     
ann\nc$ wom5 c\ld only /udy at          
univ]sities 9 g5d]-segregat$ classrooms 
:ile adh]+ to traditional1 /rict        
,islamic dress2 ,:]eas1 9 e>ly ,septemb]
 #bjba1 wom5 7 m>*+ peacefully *ant+ we 
want equal rights1 we want wom5 9       
gov]nm5t be=e ! ,taliban arriv$ & began 
beat+ ! wom5 ) :ips & batons emitt+     
electric %ocks2 ,:]eas ! ,elim9ation (  
,viol5ce ,aga9/ ,wom5 law implem5t$ by !
 =m] democratic ,gov]nm5t ( ,afghani/an 

%\ld rema9 intact to combat             
discrim9atory & viol5t (f5ses aga9/ wom5
 & girls 9 ,afghani/an2 & ,:]eas a      
,taliban-dom9at$ gov]nm5t "u _!         
int]pretation ( ,%>ia law ?reat5s       
int]national legal protections = !      
fundam5tal rights ( ,afghan wom5 &      
girls1 :o play a vital role 9 civil     
society3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 condemns any     
actions tak5 by any t]rori/ organization
 or =m ( gov]nm5t 9 ,afghani/an to      
oppress wom5 & girls2  7#b7 dem&s !     
,taliban regime pres]ve & advance ! "r  
to lib]ty1 fre$om ( movem5t1 education1 
self-expression1 & employm5t = all wom5 
& girls1 guid$ by int]national human    
rights pr9ciples2 &  7#c7 recognizes t !
 protection ( civilians1 especially wom5
 & girls1 & religi\s m9ority gr\ps 9    
,afghani/an rema9 ( p>am\nt conc]n bo?  
dome/ically & int]nationally4