Afghanistan, Jan. 27 -- The United Nations said meaningful improvement in Afghan women's lives will only be credible when discrimination and restrictions on work and education are lifted.
A UN spokesperson said on Monday that any claim of progress for women in Afghanistan would only be believable if systemic discrimination and widespread restrictions were genuinely reduced.
During a three-day visit to Kabul, UN Deputy Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo urged the authorities to lift bans on women's education and employment and end institutional discrimination.
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric declined to describe Kabul's response, signaling there were no reassuring commitments from the authorities regarding women's rights protections.
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