UN rights chief deplores 'systematic exclusion' of Afghanistan women

Afghanistan: "...The continued systematic exclusion of women and girls from virtually all aspects of life is unparalleled in this world," Volker Türk said.

The U.N. humans rights chief Volker Türk said on Friday that Afghan women and girls are being systematically excluded from virtually all aspects of life under the Taliban.

Afghanistan: An Afghan woman walks on a street in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Reuters)

"...The continued systematic exclusion of women and girls from virtually all aspects of life is unparalleled in this world," Türk told journalists at a Geneva press briefing.