Exclusive: Taliban's top spokesman tells RichardEngel that Afghan women will be allowed education and careers under the militant group, despite fears of a return to hard-line rule. These claims have been met with skepticism from Kabul to Washington.
Speaking in the Afghan capital, Kabul, Mujahid said that the Taliban would give women"all the rights that Islam promises" and that"they can be doctors, teachers, be educated and can work to benefit society."
When the Taliban last ruled Afghanistan between 1996 and 2001, they practiced an austere interpretation of Sunni Islam that involved barring women from attending school, holding jobs and leaving home without male chaperones.In a news conference on Tuesday, Mujahid warned working women to stay at home until the Taliban's fighters had been"trained" how to approach and speak with them.
Mujahid added that the new Taliban government wanted"a normal legitimate diplomatic relationship" with Washington. "When Osama bin Laden became an issue for the Americans, he was in Afghanistan," he said."Although there was no proof he was involved, now we have given promises that Afghan soil won’t be used against anyone."
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