UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed once again called for pressure on the current Afghan government to ensure the women’s and girls’ rights to education and work in Afghanistan.

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Speaking at the press conference, Mohammed said that the situation of women and girls is getting worse day by day in Afghanistan.

"There is a Women in Islam conference that is coming up that will be taking on some of these issues, you will know that the OIC had sent a mission recently to Afghanistan so we think the neighborhood’s important as well (to) create that pressure and that momentum, they’re part of the international community and they’ve got to put pressure to make sure that women’s rights are back where they should be in Afghanistan," the UN Deputy Secretary-General said.

According to some women’s rights activists, the Islamic Emirate should provide the rights of employment and education to women and girls, in order to attract the trust of the world.

"The Islamic Emirate government must first establish credibility at the national level if it hopes to earn credibility at the international level. How long they would continue to disregard women and how far they would go to violate their rights," said Tafsir Seyaposh, a women’s rights activist.

"It is the responsibility of the world and the current authorities of Afghanistan to pay serious attention to the alarming situation that Afghan women have and the situation that has isolated Afghanistan," said Suraya Paikan, a women’s rights activist.

Although the Islamic Emirate has not yet commented on the remarks of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, it has previously denied the violation of women’s and girls’ rights saying that their rights are ensured in Afghanistan in accordance with the Islamic principles.