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Taliban declares ‘amnesty’ after seizing Afghanistan, says women are welcome to work and study | South China Morning Post

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In a TV interview on August 17, 2021, the Taliban declared an “amnesty” across Afghanistan and said the group is ready to provide women with an environment in which they can work and study. The statement stood in contrast to the Taliban movement's rule from 1996 to 2001, when women were deprived of many basic rights…

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