Afghan journalist and public TV presenter Zabnam Doran announced, in a video posted on the Internet, that after the Taliban took control of the country, she was not allowed to return to work. pleaded for help.
If the world hears me, please help us because our lives are in danger Doran said in the video with a shield over her face and a card identifying her as an RTA employee.
Bodran, who worked in public television for six years, stated that unlike her, her male colleagues were allowed to return to work.
I went to my office, but unfortunately I was not allowed in (…). I was told that I can’t stay put because the system has changed said the journalist.
The recording was sent to the web, among other things, by the editor-in-chief of the Tolo News channel, Miraka Popal, who posted on Twitter a photo of her TV presenter the day before with the caption: We started our broadcast with the presenters again today.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said that under their rule, women’s rights will be respected and there will be no discrimination, and women will be able to work and learn under the basic principles of Islamic law.
Another delegate, Enamullah Semanghani, called on Afghan women to join the new government. Our Islamic Emirate does not want women to be victims He said.
Both Afghans and the international community are skeptical of these promises. Agence France-Presse reported that There are reports of single women and widows being forced outE of the Taliban to marry the militants.
In Kabul occupied by the Taliban on Sunday, Pictures of women in shop windows either destroyed or painted. Residents fear reprisals despite claims by Islamist fighters to respect women’s rights.
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