Nigel Farage confirmed his intention to deport female asylum seekers from Afghanistan back to the Taliban, if his party wins the next election.
Mr Farage has previously made differing statements on the issue, but was questioned over his stance at the Reform UK party conference in Birmingham.
In an interview with Sky News' Beth Rigby, Mr Farage responded "yes" when asked if he would detain and send back women to the fundamentalist regime.
He also backtracked on his pledge made just a day earlier during the conference, to stop all small boat arrivals within two weeks of coming into power.
Asked about the pledge, Mr Farage said passing legislation would be required to achieve his aim.
He also claimed he had not vowed to stop all small boat arrivals in two weeks, despite clearly telling delegates: "We will stop the boats within two weeks of winning government."
When pressed on this, Mr Farage said it was an impossible pledge as "no one" can prevent the dinghies from making the treacherous journey. But, he added his party would pass a bill called the Illegal Migration Act in Parliament.
He also shared plans to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights, close asylum hotels and move migrant residents to RAF bases instead, and deport Channel migrants.
But the Clacton MP said the country had a "duty of care" towards children, raising the example of a four-year-old child arriving on a dinghy.
He said: "For clarity, those that cross the English Channel will be detained and deported, men and women," Mr Farage went on.
"Children, we'll have to think about."
The Reform UK leader has previously said he is "very, very clear" on deporting illegal immigrants, stating: "We are not even discussing women and children at this stage - there are so many illegal males in Britain, and the news reports that said that after my conference yesterday were wrong".
