Doha: Giving rise to fear of radical ways creeping back into Afghanistan, many have fled the country after the Taliban captured power.
The return of the regressive ways was evident with Taliban spokesperson Sayed Zekrullah Hashimi telling Tolo News that women can’t be ministers, and “it is like you put something on her neck that she can’t carry”. He also added that should give birth.
On the recent street protests by women, the Taliban spokesperson remarked, “Women protesters can’t represent all women in Afghanistan.” The Taliban reportedly drove the protestors away with whips and sticks.
This comes at a time when the Taliban had assured that it will respect women’s rights according to Sharia Law.
On Thursday, the Taliban announced their government with an all-male cabinet.
Earlier in 2004, 27 per cent of 250 seats in the House of the People were reserved for women.
During the Taliban’s reign from 1996 to 2001, women could not work nor go to school and had to cover their faces and be accompanied by a male relative. This time, the Taliban has said girls will go to school and women will be allowed to work but the hijab will be mandatory.
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