Afghan Women Should Not Go To Work For Their Safety: Taliban Spokesman

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.

Admitting that women are not safe in the present Taliban regime, the outfit directed Afghan women to work from home. 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, reported CNN. As per Mujahid, the measure was necessary because the Taliban "keep changing and are not trained." When last in power between 1996 and 2001 the group banned women from the workplace, stopped them from leaving the home unaccompanied and forced them to cover their entire bodies.