KABUL: After capturing Afghanistan, the extremist group Taliban has been on a roll since then. Taliban has not stayed cool as they’ve been seen doing a lot of various things and have been in news since then. .
In a latest development, Taliban is shutting down bank accounts of some of the officials from the former Ashraf Ghani government, most of them who fled Afghanistan after the August 15 fall of Kabul.
The announcement was made on Thursday by Anaamullah Samangan, a member of the Taliban Cultural Commission, but he did not reveal the names of the affected former officials, TOLO News reported.
“Accounts of some officials from the previous government, most of whom fled the country, have been closed” Samangan. However, there was no official comment on the development from Da Afghanistan Bank, the country’s Central Bank.
Yet, in other, A Taliban’s spokesperson has been making the headline. In an interview given to TOLO News (A Major News Channel in Afghanistan) the spokesperson of the organisation has said women should restrict themselves to giving birth only.
A Taliban spokesman on @TOLOnews: "A woman can't be a minister, it is like you put something on her neck that she can't carry. It is not necessary for a woman to be in the cabinet, they should give birth & women protesters can't represent all women in AFG."
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“Women should restrict themselves to giving birth only.” Spokesperson
“A woman can’t be a minister, it is like you put something on her neck that she can’t carry. He further stated that it is not necessary for women to be in the cabinet and women protesters can’t represent all women in Afghanistan.
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