The Taliban promise to work for women. But only in the context of the Sharia

by time news

Time.news – The Taliban have announced that their Islamic emirate in Afghanistan will be committed to women’s rights under the Sharia law. Their spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said this during the first press conference in Kabul.

“Our sisters – said the spokesman – will benefit from their rights. They can do business in different industries and different areas based on our rules and regulations, education, health and other areas and will be part of the government. They will work with us, and we would like to reassure the international community: there will be no discrimination against women, but obviously always within the cadres we have “.

“We don’t want internal or external enemies.” This is the second important theme expressed during the meeting with the press, the first from the conquest of power. “None of the United States or the international community will be harmed – he said, stressing that”we will not hold a grudge against anyone“. Zabihullah Mujahid, who began the press conference by reciting verses from the Koran, called the victory of the Taliban” a pride for the nation. “

The Taliban “pledged to stop drug production in Afghanistan”. Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said this in Kabul at the first press conference, in front of the foreign press, after the conquest of power. The country is among the leading opium producers in the world.

All while il mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, co-founder of the Taliban, arrived in Afghanistan from Doha where he headed the political office of the movement. This was confirmed by a spokesman for the Taliban on Twitter: “A delegation led by Mullah Baradar left Qatar and reached our beloved country this afternoon landing at Kandahar airport”.

Draghi-Merkel phone call

Prime Minister Mario Draghi had a telephone conversation this morning with the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Angela Merkel during which, according to a note, the humanitarian protection of those who have collaborated with the Italian and German institutions in recent years was discussed. and the most vulnerable categories, starting with Afghan women.

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