New Delhi: After facing criticism at the international level for its human rights violation acts and women’s safety issue – the Taliban allowed women to work from home. The Taliban have admitted that Afghan women are not safe under its current regime.
Zabiullah Mujahid – Spokesperson of the Taliban said that “women should not go to work for their safety, undermining the group’s efforts to convince international observers that the group would be more tolerant towards women than when they were last in power.
According to the media report, Mujahid said that “the measure was necessary because the Taliban keep changing and are not properly trained. When last in power between 1996 and 2001 the militant group banned Afghan women from the workplace, stopped them from leaving the home unaccompanied, and forced them to cover their entire bodies.”
The new direction from the Taliban 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, dealing another blow to an economy that relies heavily on foreign aid.
The Taliban has promised its new era will be more moderate, but Taliban leaders have refused to guarantee women’s rights will not be stripped back.
According to media reports, the Taliban could be more aggressive after August 31. The US has committed to withdrawing its all troops from Afghanistan before August 31.
On the evacuation of program, the Pentagon on Wednesday said that “Around 19,000 evacuees left Afghanistan in the last 24 hours, including 11,200 people flying on 42 US military aircraft and another 7,800 evacuated by coalition partners.”