Taliban militants have killed a woman for not wearing a burqa on the same day the Islamic group’s leader vowed to honour women’s rights.
Reports of the incident were supported by a photo that showed the woman surrounded by her own blood after she was fatally shot in the Takhar province in the northeast of Aghanistan.
Videos emerged on social media showed hundreds of desperate Afghans running alongside, climbing on and attempting to push their way onto planes to flee the Taliban-ruled country.On Tuesday the Taliban held a news conference where spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid vowed to honour women’s rights within the settings of sharia law.
Amnesty was also promised to Afghans who previously worked with the government set up and protected by the United States for the past 20 years. Afghan women have spoken out against the Taliban’s apparently inclusive policies with one saying, “you can’t trust them — after a few months, they will do anything. Everyone thinks they are lying,” The Times reported.
“It is the Taliban’s own interpretation of that law and this is a regime which does not have a good track record on women’s rights”. Many fear Afghanistan will face a humanitarian crisis in the wake of the Taliban takeover despite the hopeful promises of the groups’ leaders.
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