Taliban tell Afghan women to stay home from work because soldiers are 'not trained' to respect them

Posted on AllSides August 25th, 2021
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Afghanistan, Taliban, women

Fear is mounting for women and girls in Afghanistan after the Taliban told working women to stay at home, admitting they were not safe in the hands of the militant group's soldiers.

Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid said at a news conference on Tuesday that women should not go to work for their own 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.

The instruction came the same day that the World Bank halted funding in Afghanistan,...

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https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/25/asia/taliban-women-workplaces-afghanistan-intl/index.html

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