Two days after taking over Kabul and thereby capturing Afghanistan, the Taliban addressed their first Press Conference. The country is witnessing chaos, fear and uncertainty in the last two days since the extremist group took over the country’s rule in hands. In Kabul thousands of people thronged to the Airport to board planes leaving the country to escape the Taliban rule. For them, Taliban rule reminded of the era 20 years ago witnessed by the previous generation that took the country centuries back. It meant public execution, stoning and hardline sharia law implementation. Amid the mayhem in the capital, people trying to escape the country, the Taliban now in-charge of the country addressed a press conference, apparently, to clarify their stance on certain key issues. Through the press conference, Taliban sought to portray that it has changed over the last two decades. Taliban 2.0 is not same as Taliban in the 1990s. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid addressed the conference and reiterated that there will be no execution and punishment — hallmarks of the Taliban’s previous time in power two decades ago. On Monday, after Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country and the US fast-paced its evacuation drive, the Taliban declared that the war was over. Let us see, what the Taliban said about the key issues surrounding their functioning henceforth
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