Admitting that women are not safe in the present Taliban regime, the outfit directed Afghan women to work from home
“Women should not go to work for their own safety,” Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid said at a news conference recently. As per Mujahid, the measure was necessary because the Taliban “keep changing and are not trained.”
Admitting that women are not safe in the present Taliban regime, the outfit directed Afghan women to work from home.
The statement undermines the group’s efforts to convince international observers that it would be more tolerant towards women than when they were last in power between 1996 and 2001.
The group had then banned women from the workplace, stopped them from leaving home unaccompanied and forced them to cover their entire bodies.
Meanwhile, the Taliban promised its new era will be more moderate, but Taliban leaders have refused to guarantee women’s rights will not be stripped back
The direction came after the World Bank halted funding in Afghanistan, citing concerns about the safety of women, and within hours of the UN calling for a “transparent and prompt investigation” into reports of human rights abuses since the Taliban takeover.
Meanwhile, the Taliban promised its new era will be more moderate, but Taliban leaders have refused to guarantee women’s rights will not be stripped back.
Also, the Taliban has warned that the US must stick to next week’s deadline to pull out and said they were “not allowing the evacuation of Afghans anymore,” though arrivals at Kabul airport still continue.
The Pentagon announced that 19,000 evacuees left Afghanistan on Wednesday. The evacuation operation at Kabul’s airport has provided the opportunity for many Afghans to escape the country.
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