One of the Taliban who took power in Afghanistan told TN: “It won’t be a democracy, but it won’t be a dictatorship either; we will respect women “

For nearly a week, the Taliban entered Kabul and seized power by Afghanistan. As the world still waits to see what form its government will take and the first executions of former authorities are reported, Ruholla Omar, expert on Afghan affairs and representative of the Taliban spoke exclusively with TN and asserted that “the best government in the last 40 years in history” is coming and that women’s rights will be respected.

“The next government of Afghanistan and the Taliban will not only be for the Taliban, the next government will be for the Taliban as well as for all parties, all parties of the jihad. We will all participate, and it will be the government of all Afghans, which will all be included, ”he said.

On Thursday, Taliban spokesman Waheedullah Hashimi stressed that the country “will not be a democracy” and that Afghanistan could be governed by a council, while the supreme leader of the Islamist movement, Haibatullah Akhundzada, he will probably remain in control.

Despite the first reports of revenge and assassinations of Islamist insurgents, Omar asserted that the people “do not have to leave the country” but remain to serve the future government, “We announce amnesty for all those who collaborated with the Americans in the armed forces or as translators, ”he said.

“So we ask those around the airport these days, those in the embassies of France or the United States or other countries, we want them to stay in their country to serve the nation. “said Omar.

“Women will be able to go to school, they will be able to go to university, they will be able to have their jobs”

The Taliban representative also claimed he would respect women’s rights, unlike 20 years ago when they were prohibited from studying, working or even going out on the streets without being accompanied by a male member. family and that women accused of adultery were cruelly inflicted. punishments such as stoning. “The Taliban grant women all human rights, as we are seeing now in Kabul,” he said.

“It was suggested to the next government that women could work, have an education. The Taliban spokesman told the conference that we will empower women. They they can go to school, they can go to university, they can have their job. The Taliban have announced that we will not tell women anything if they are in the realm of Islam.

Omar claimed that in just six days the Taliban put an end to insecurity in Kabul. “It used to be very difficult to be here at 10 at night, but now I’m here without security or police. So this is a big thing for the Taliban and for Afghanistan, ”he said.

“Before, because of thieves, no one could have a cell phone in their hands. Today I met a young brother who told me that today we will be able to walk at night. But, I repeat, before that, nobody could go to a park because thieves came and took cell phones and money ”.

“We noticed a lot of negative things about the Taliban when we were young. But today we see that the Taliban here in Kabul are very different, they are not what you mean, ”Omar said.