Thousands have tried to flee Afghanistan since the Taliban forcibly wrested the reins of the country as the world watched in shock. City after city fell to the terrorist group as the United States prepared to pull out its troops from the country. With several countries calling for sanctions and saying they would not recognise the Taliban as the authority in case of forced snatching of power, the Taliban promised that this time it would be different.
While the Taliban declared Afghanistan as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, it also declared an amnesty, saying women won’t face the atrocities that they did during their reign in the late 90s.
Enamullah Samangani, a member of the Taliban’s cultural commission, said on August 17, “The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan doesn’t want the women to be the victims anymore… The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is ready to provide women with the environment to work and study, and the presence of women in different (government) structures…