EU Special Representative (EUSR) and Head of Delegation of the European Union to Afghanistan Franz-Michael Mellbin on Monday said that Afghanistan has made some gains in the human rights sector, but called for more work to be done to bolster human rights especially women’s rights in the country. 
 
Speaking at the same event, Afghanistan’s minister of foreign affairs Salahuddin Rabbani said that the international community must not ignore human rights violations by Taliban insurgents in various parts of the country.
 
In this episode of Mehwar, host Massoud Malik discusses the topic with the following guests:
 
Qadria Yazdanparast, commissioner of Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission 
 
Abdul Fatah Eshrat Ahmadzai, spokesman for the ministry of labors and social affairs