Afghanistan crisis: Have urged Taliban to respect women's rights, says Qatar`s foreign minister

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani also said that it was still too early to consider recognising their government.

DUBAI: Qatar`s foreign minister said on Monday the Gulf state has urged Afghanistan`s new Taliban rulers to respect women`s rights and that it was still too early to consider recognising their government. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani was speaking in a joint news conference with French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in Doha. Le Drian said dozens of French nationals are still in Afghanistan and Paris is working with Qatar to evacuate them. "We have always urged the Taliban and the government, we reiterated that yesterday, that the Afghan people`s gains must be protected including women`s rights and their role in the development of Afghanistan," Sheikh Mohammed said. "We gave them many examples of Muslim countries, including Qatar, a state with an Islamic system, where women enjoy fully their rights," he added.