American film actress and activist for refugee-related causes Angelina Jolie has said the silent response of international community regarding women’s role in Afghan peace process is ‘alarming’.

Speaking during a UN summit attended by ministers and diplomats on March 29th, Jolie said “In Afghanistan thousands of women have recently come together in public risking their lives to ask that their rights and the rights of their children be guaranteed in peace negotiations that so far they have been allow no part of.”

“The international community’s silent response is alarming to say the least,” Jolie added.

She also emphasized that “There can be no peace or stability in Afghanistan or anywhere else in the world that involves trading away the rights of women.”

This comes as efforts are underway to find a political solution to the ongoing war and violence in Afghanistan.

The U.S. and Taliban representatives have participated in five rounds of bilateral talks in Qatar, in the absence of Afghan government representatives.

The negotiations have also sparked concerns among women’s rights activists who are worried that the women are being sidelined from process.