The Afghan-born author fears for the Afghan people, 'particularly the women and children who suffered the most the last time the Taliban ruled this country.'
News, Hosseini, who was born in the Afghan capital of Kabul, said the"absolutely heartbreaking" scenes coming out of Afghanistan at the moment"speaks to the fear and anxiety that the Afghan people have with the arrival of the Taliban."
"I worry for the people of Afghanistan, particularly the women and children who suffered the most the last time the Taliban ruled this country," he added.Human Rights Council) since 2006, said while"great progress was made" for women under U.S. occupation in Afghanistan"now all of that is threatened...and no one knows what the future holds for Afghanistan."
Warning that the legacy of the U.S. remains in question, Hosseini urged:"The U.S. and its allies have to exert legitimate and appropriate pressure on the Taliban to not use violence as a tool against Afghan citizens and to not disrespect and violate the essential human rights of Afghan citizens, especially those of women and girls.
"This particularly affected women, who were barred from leaving home. They were essentially sequestered in their homes, made prisoners inside their own homes. They couldn't leave home without a male companion, they were not able to hold jobs, they were not able to get educated, they were not able to represent the country in the government.
"They were not even able to show their faces in public. Men and women were beaten publicly. Everyone remembers awful images of public executions," the author said.
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