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Lyse Doucet, the 麻豆社鈥檚 chief international correspondent, meets Afghanistan鈥檚 Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi as the Taliban seeks greater international recognition. The Taliban returned to power five years ago but Russia is still the only country to have formally recognised their rule.

Afghanistan is pushing for stronger diplomatic relations, but their treatment of women and girls remains one of the biggest obstacles. We ask the foreign minister why Afghan women and girls are facing growing restrictions on education, work and public life.

鈥淭he conduct with women shouldn鈥檛 be looked at through the glasses of western culture and tradition. Afghan values should be considered... You can wander around Afghanistan, in Kabul in the cities, see the way women work, do business or go to elementary schools or to Madrassas, the situation isn鈥檛 the way it can be interpreted,鈥� he says.

Afghanistan also needs more aid and investment in the midst of a deepening humanitarian and economic crisis. Are the Taliban prepared to do more to achieve full international recognition?

(Image: Amir Khan Muttaqi. Credit: Reuters)

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Presenter: Lyse Doucet
Producer: Farhana Haider