Angelina Jolie addresses lack of women’s rights in Afghanistan

It has been one yr since america withdrew troops from Afghanistan and the Taliban took over rule.

Angelina Jolie – a UNHCR Particular Envoy – marked that anniversary with an op-ed for Time journal.

‘Sharing this piece I wrote for @time in honor of Afghan ladies, one yr after the autumn of the Afghan authorities. It can not finish right here,’ the 47-year-old Oscar-winning actress added to her Instagram caption.

Jamie Lee Curtis of Halloween fame referred to as Jolie an ‘influencer’ for her message. 

Her feedback: It has been one yr since america withdrew troops from Afghanistan and the Taliban took over rule. Angelina Jolie marked that anniversary with an op-ed for Time journal. Seen in 2021

The US helped 122K folks evacuate Afghanistan a yr in the past. However about 80K individuals who helped the US had been left behind. 

In her op-ed the ex of Billy Bob Thornton identified that girls are now not allowed to be educated in Afghanistan.  

‘In a single day, they and 14 million different Afghan ladies and ladies misplaced their proper to go to highschool or college, their proper to work, and their freedom of motion,’ Jolie wrote.

One who escaped: Basira Wakilzad, 18-year-old Afghan refugee who fled to France following the Taliban takeover, contained in the refugee reception heart of La Cimade group, in Massy, close to Paris, France, on August 10. Based on UNHCR knowledge, 2.7 million have crossed the border to dwell as refugees in 98 completely different nations

Doing good: UNHCR Particular Envoy Jolie met with volunteers throughout a go to to Lviv’s predominant railway station, amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in April

There had been progress within the nation underneath US occupation which was like ‘a brilliant mild.’

However ladies’s rights have ‘been overturned with unimaginable velocity.’

The daughter of Jon Voight identified that girls at the moment are imprisoned, compelled to marry and crushed in public. 

And now the ladies of Afghanistan need to struggle for his or her rights. 

‘The daughters of Afghanistan are extraordinary for his or her energy, resilience, and resourcefulness,’ added the Maleficent actress.

Nonetheless in a struggle: Angelina and her ex Brad Pitt are nonetheless arguing over custody of their youngsters: they’ve Maddox, Zahara, Shiloh, Pax, Vivienne and Knox; seen in 2014

‘But regardless of the hazards, the best resistance to the reversal of girls’s rights in Afghanistan has not come from international powers, however from Afghan ladies themselves, who’ve taken to the streets,’ Jolie wrote in regards to the public protests in Afghanistan.

The mom of six additionally mentioned that the US leaving the nation was ‘the worst potential step.’ 

‘There have been completely different chapters in Afghanistan’s historical past and plenty of darkish moments. That is undoubtedly certainly one of them. However I am certain that this is not the ultimate chapter. The dream of a pluralistic, open Afghanistan constructed on the equal efforts and free voices of all its folks might appear to be — and be in actuality — a distant hope. However I do know it is potential. This doesn’t finish right here,’ Jolie concluded.

They used to get alongside: In the meantime, Angelina and her ex Brad Pitt are nonetheless arguing over custody of their youngsters: they’ve grownup Maddox and minors Zahara, Shiloh, Pax, Vivienne and Knox. Seen in 2006

In the meantime, the Hollywood star had an emotional second in her private life final week when she dropped her 17-year-old daughter Zahara off at Spelman faculty in Atlanta, Georgia.

In a video posted on-line, college president Dr. Helene Gayle requested Angelina how she feels about being a Spelman mum and the actress replied: ‘I am gonna begin crying! I’ve not began crying but … I am holding it collectively.’ 

Angelina and her ex Brad Pitt are nonetheless arguing over custody of their youngsters: they’ve grownup Maddox and minors Zahara, Shiloh, Pax, Vivienne and Knox.