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\nThe Afghan Taliban\u2019s supreme leader, Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, has issued a disturbing proclamation, vowing to implement brutal punishments against women in public and reaffirming their opposition to Western democratic principles, according to a report by The Telegraph.
\nIn a chilling voice message broadcasted on state television, Akhundzada directly addressed Western officials, dismissing concerns about violating women\u2019s rights by stoning them to death.
\n\u201cYou say it\u2019s a violation of women\u2019s rights when we stone them to death,\u201d Akhundzada stated. \u201cBut we will soon implement the punishment for adultery. We will flog women in public. We will stone them to death in public,\u201d he declared, marking his most severe rhetoric since the Taliban seized control of Kabul in August 2021.
\nThese grim statements, purportedly from Akhundzada, who has seldom been seen in public except for a few outdated portraits, emanate from Afghanistan\u2019s state TV, now under Taliban control. Akhundzada is believed to be located in southern Kandahar, the Taliban\u2019s stronghold.
\nDespite early assurances of a more moderate regime, the Taliban swiftly reverted to harsh public penalties reminiscent of their previous rule in the late 1990s, including public executions and floggings. The United Nations has vehemently criticised these actions, urging the Taliban to cease such practices.
\nIn his message, Akhundzada asserted that the women\u2019s rights advocated by the international community contradicted the Taliban\u2019s strict interpretation of Islamic Sharia law. \u201cDo women want the rights that Westerners are talking about? They are against Sharia and clerics\u2019 opinions, the clerics who toppled Western democracy,\u201d he remarked.
\nAkhundzada emphasised resilience among Taliban fighters, urging them to oppose women\u2019s rights persistently. \u201cI told the Mujahedin that we tell the Westerners that we fought against you for 20 years and we will fight 20 and even more years against you,\u201d he stated.
\nHis remarks have sparked outrage among Afghans, with many calling for increased international pressure on the Taliban.
\n\u201cThe money that they receive from the international community as humanitarian aid is just feeding them against women,\u201d lamented Tala, a former civil servant from Kabul. \u201cAs a woman, I don\u2019t feel safe and secure in Afghanistan. Each morning starts with a barrage of notices and orders imposing restrictions and stringent rules on women, stripping away even the smallest joys and extinguishing hope for a brighter future,\u201d she added.
\n\u201cWe, the women, are living in prison,\u201d Tala emphasised, \u201cAnd the Taliban are making it smaller for us every passing day.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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