'Women can't be ministers, they should give birth': Taliban spokesperson says in TV interview

The remarks from the Taliban spokesperson comes at a time when Afghan women have been protesting against the insurgent group, it has sparked concerns that the Taliban may be upto its old ways.  

New Delhi: As the Taliban-led caretaker government in Afghanistan gets ready to take oath, the criticism it faces of naming a non-inclusive government got deeper on Thursday when a spokesperson of the militant group made disparaging comments on women.  In a televised interview to Tolo News, Taliban spokesperson Sayed Zekrullah Hashimi said that the women can’t be ministers. He went on to say that it is like you put something on her neck that she can’t carry. Further, in the interview, he said women women should give birth.  While on the matter of protests by women, Sayed Zekrullah Hashimi said “Women protesters can’t represent all women in Afghanistan."