Taliban warn women NOT go to work as militants need ‘equality training’ after terror ‘rape-gangs’ raid villages
THE Taliban has warned women not to go out to work as militants now ruling the streets need "equality training" to know how to speak to them.
The jihadi militants have already promised to reinstate Sharia law and this move is the latest sign the Taliban are reverting to their old ways.
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said women should stay at home because "our security forces are not trained (in) how to deal with women" or "how to speak to [them]".
Mujahid said the restrictions would be "temporary" and the moves were to protect the safety of women.
The Taliban has been trying to convince the world it would be more tolerant towards women than when they were last in power.
During the last reign between 1996 and 2001, the extremists banned women from the workplace, stopped them from leaving the home unaccompanied by a man and forced them to cover their entire bodies.
This comes as the UN said it had "credible" reports of abuses by the Taliban against women and that the group was recruiting child soldiers and undertaking summary executions.
Taliban gangs are also having sex with dead bodies after going door-to-door for slaves, a terrified refugee claimed.
The former Afghan police force member - identified only as Muskan - said militants "don't care whether the person is dead or alive".
She told news outlet they either picked up women from families or shot them - claiming they even rape corpses.
";When we were there, we received numerous warnings," Muskan told the outlet.
"If you go to work, you are under threat, your family is under threat. After one warning, they would stop giving any warning,
"They rape dead bodies too. They don't care whether the person is dead or alive. Can you imagine this?"
This comes as Kabul airport was rocked by a devastating terror attack that left 13 dead on Thursday.
A US official confirmed the first blast at Abbey Gate was caused by a suicide bomb, with initial reports suggesting the second explosion was a car bomb.
This follows the World Bank on Tuesday announcing it was halting financial support to Afghanistan amid worries about the fate of women under Taliban rule - dealing a massive blow to an economy that is largely independent on foreign aid.
In March, the Taliban murdered three female journalists and in early July, the insurgents walked into the offices of Azizi Bank in the southern city of Kandahar and ordered nine women working there to leave, according to .
Meanwhile, a Taliban leader announced that music would be banned and that women would need a male chaperone on trips that last several days.
"Music is forbidden in Islam, but we're hoping that we can persuade people not to do such things, instead of pressure them," Mujahid told .
"We want to build the future and forget what happened in the past," he said, rejecting reports the Taliban were already exacting vengeance on those who worked for NATO troops or opposed them.
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