Taliban says women will have rights ‘within sharia’

Taliban says women will have rights ‘within sharia’

The Taliban have held their first official news conference in Kabul since the seizure of the city. Their assurances have done little to quell fears.

Taliban pledge to be 'different', as Afghans flee

Taliban pledge to be 'different', as Afghans flee

Kabul (AFP) - The Taliban have offered a pledge of reconciliation, vowing no revenge against opponents and to respect women's rights in a "different" rule of Afghanistan from two decades ago.

Taliban claim there won't be violence against women and hold 'no grudges against anyone'

Taliban claim there won't be violence against women and hold 'no grudges against anyone'

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claims the group "don't want any internal or external enemies," as they look to establish control over Afghanistan

'We don't want enemies', says Taliban in first press conference since taking over Afghanistan

Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has claimed 'women will have rights within the Sharia law framework'

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Afghan girls return to school in Herat after Taliban takeover

Herat (Afghanistan) (AFP) - Girls wearing white hijabs and black tunics crammed into classrooms in the western Afghan city of Herat just days after the Taliban's takeover.

'Times have changed': some Afghan women defiant as Taliban return

Afghan women and girls who have won freedoms they could not have dreamt of under the last Taliban rule that ended 20 years ago are desperate not to lose them now the Islamist militant movement is back in power.