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Afghan Woman Killed For Not Wearing Burqa As Taliban Make New Claims To Protect Women’s Rights

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JALALABAD, AFGHANISTAN - AUGUST 18: Taliban check points are seen in the streets of Jalalabad city, Afghanistan on August 18, 2021, as Taliban take control of Afghanistan after 20 years. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Taliban militants shot and killed a woman for not wearing a burqa on the same day the terror group pledged a new commitment to women’s rights.

Fox News published a photo Tuesday of an Afghan woman lying in a pool of her own blood after being shot by a Taliban militant in Afghanistan’s Takhar province. That same day, a Taliban spokesman publicly announced that the new regime would “provide women with environment to work and study, and the presence of women in different (government) structures according to Islamic law and in accordance with our cultural values.”

The militant reportedly killed the woman for walking in public without a burqa. The killing comes amid reports of other acts of violence and oppression the Taliban is carrying out against Afghans.

Hundreds of Afghans marched through the streets of Jalalabad on Wednesday waving the flag of the ousted Afghan government and protesting Taliban rule. Militants cracked down on the demonstration, firing into the crowd and beating protesters and journalists covering the event. As The New York Times reported:

Despite the risks, hundreds of protesters marched through the main shopping street, whistling, shouting and bearing large flags of the Afghan Republic. Taliban fighters fired in the air to break up the crowd, but the protesters did not disperse, video aired by local news media outlets showed.

When that failed, the fighters resorted to violence. It was unclear how many people were injured or whether anyone was killed.

The violence stands in stark contrast to the Taliban’s public calls for a “peaceful” transition of power. The Taliban have also claimed to offer “amnesty” to supporters of the ousted Afghan government.

The Taliban’s claims have rung hollow for many, however, as Afghan refugees report widespread beatings, arranged marriages, and executions in cities and towns across Afghanistan. Journalists, former government officials, and women in Afghanistan fear what the terrorist militants may do to them once they are found.

Zarifa Ghafari, 27, who became the youngest and first female mayor in Afghanistan in 2018, said that she and her family were waiting for the Taliban to find and kill them.

“I’m sitting here waiting for them to come. There is no one to help me or my family. I’m just sitting with them and my husband. And they will come for people like me and kill me. I can’t leave my family. And anyway, where would I go?” she said.

Taliban militants have began conducting “door to door” searches of houses looking for journalists, former Afghan government officials, military members, and people who worked with western governments. As The Daily Wire reported:

Taliban militants are reportedly conducting door-to-door searches in Kabul looking for Afghan government officials, military members, and others who worked with the United States and other western countries.

Taliban militants are also seeking out journalists. While the terrorist group has promised safety and publicly called for a “peaceful” transfer of power, refugees who flocked to Kabul prior to its fall said that the Taliban has already begun forced marriages and executions in outlying cities and towns.

“Taliban started door to door search looking for govt officials, former police & security forces members & those who worked for foreign countries NGOs or infrastructures in Afghanistan. At least 3 journalists’ houses were searched in the last hour. Kabul is now becoming deadly,” one Kabul-based journalist tweeted on Monday. “This is a game-changer for us all. Many have started counting their final hours of life in Kabul. Nobody knows what happens next. Pray for us.”

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