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Women freedom restored in Afghanistan says Taliban supreme leader.

Taliban’s supreme leader says the status of Afghanistan’s women as ‘free and dignified human beings’ has been restored.

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The supreme leader of the Taliban has released a message, claiming his government has taken the necessary steps for the betterment of women’s lives in Afghanistan.


In a statement marking this week’s Eid al-Adha holiday, Haibatullah Akhunzada – who rarely appears in public and rules by decree from the Taliban’s birthplace in Kandahar – on Sunday said steps had been taken to provide women with a “comfortable and prosperous life according to Islamic Sharia”.

He said the country’s women were being saved from “traditional oppressions”, including forced marriages, by the adoption of Islamic governance.


“The status of women as a free and dignified human being has been restored and all institutions have been obliged to help women in securing marriage, inheritance and other rights,” he said.


Akhunzada said the negative aspects of the country’s 20-year occupation related to women’s wearing of the hijab and “misguidance” will end soon.

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