Interior Minister meets OIC delegation

KABUL (Agencies): The Acting Minister of Interior, Khalifa Sirajuddin Haqqani, met with a delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation delegation (OIC) and discussed the women’s right to education and developments made in Afghanistan. According to a statement released by the Interior Ministry, acting interior minister, Khalifa Sirajuddin Haqqani, while welcoming the delegation, thanked for the positive contribution of the organization, and emphasized that Afghanistan is on a path of progress. In the meeting, the Acting Minister of Interior Affairs said, education is a common need of Muslims and asked for patience about the education of women in Afghanistan. “Girls’ education is a need in our society, and this issue will be solved once required conditions are prepared,” he said. The delegation stated that the Islamic Emirate has been able to achieve great results in various fields in addition to ensuring nationwide security in the course of two years. Islamic Emirate was also able to adopt effective monetary policy, and carry out a successful fight for preventing criminal and ISIS activities as well as prohibiting the cultivation and trafficking of drugs, the delegation said. It has also emphasized that the Islamic Emirate has fulfilled its obligations to OIC. OIC delegation praised decrees of the IEA on women’s rights, saying the current Afghan administration was able to prevent injustice about the rights of women in terms of baad marriages (exchange marriages) and their right to inheritance. The purpose of this delegation’s visit to the country was to boost cooperation and brotherhood between Islamic countries. The members of the delegation called education the right of both men and women and added that in addition to religious education, modern science paves the way for the progress of countries.