Afghanistan’s Crisis: ‘How Will You Protect Women?’- CNN Reporter Confronts Taliban Commander
Afghanistan has been in the news for obvious reasons. Men, women, and children all fear for their lives as the Taliban takes over their country. It’s indeed a sad one in the history of the world that this could be happening at a time like this.
On Monday, a Taliban commander was approached and challenged by CNN Chief International Correspondent; Clarissa Ward, over the insurgent group’s treatment of Afghanistan women.
“How will you protect women?” Ward asked.
“The female, the woman can continue their life and we will not say anything for them. They can go to school. They can continue their education with Islamic hijab,” he responded.
Ward, while wearing a hijab, asked, “Like I’m wearing?”
He then clarified that women would be required to wear a niqab, which is a veil worn that covers a woman’s entire face except for their eyes. Ward pressed the Taliban commander, asking why women will be required to cover their faces. He said it is required by Islam.
“Because it is in Islam,” he said.
Ward pushed back, “Is it in Islam, though, that you have to wear a niqab?” to which he responded, “of course.”
During the broadcast, Ward pointed out a beauty salon that used to feature images of women not wearing the niqab had already been painted over.
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Earlier Monday, Ward was asked by the Taliban to stand to the side because she is a woman. She reported that she has seen fewer women outside, but those who were dressed more conservatively. She also reported that female Afghan journalists are “petrified.”
Despite claims by the Taliban that Afghanistan would not return to the brutal rule the group implemented when they previously led the nation, many women are fearing the rights they have won—including getting an education and working—may be all but eliminated as the insurgent group has seized control in the nation.
We implore the international community to intervene and secure the lives and rights of Afghanistan women.
