Afghan TV presenter denounces Taliban taking her off the airwaves

The afghan women they live moments of a lot fear and uncertainty after the takeover of power by the Taliban in Kabul. They fear that the new regime will again impose severe restrictions on liberty and violate all their rights as it did between 1996 and 2001.

And although in their first statements the Taliban declared that they would respect women’s rights, the first official measures that reverse these promises of change are already beginning to emerge.

A recognized afghan television host He demanded this Thursday that his right to work be respected after denouncing the Taliban prevented him from fulfilling his duties.

It is Shabnam Khan Dawran, presenter of the Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA) .

Dawran, quoted by the Afghan news site Tolo Newssaid the taliban they prevented him from entering his office in Kabul to continue his work.

“I wanted to go back to work, but unfortunately they wouldn’t let me. They told me the diet has changed and we can’t work Said Dawran.

this is not the only case

But the case of Shabnam Khan Dawran is not the only one known in recent days in Afghanistan.

According to Tolo News, the Taliban also banned another journalist of RTA, identified only as Khadija. “I went to the office but they wouldn’t let me in,” the woman said.

Later, still according to the Afghan news site, other colleagues were also banned. “We spoke with our new director who was appointed by the Taliban,” Khadija said.

At this point, he claimed that the Taliban had told them that a decision regarding their jobs would be made soon. “There has been a change in the programs. They broadcast their desired programs, there are no female presenters or journalistsKhadija stressed.

What the Taliban say

Taliban spokespersons have not commented on these events or responded to complaints from Afghan journalists.

However, earlier one of the group’s spokespersons, Waheedullah Hashimi, confirmed to the agency. Reuters that the country it won’t be a democracy.

“There will be no democratic system because it has no base in our country. We are not going to discuss what kind of political system we should apply in Afghanistan because it is clear. it’s sharia (Islamic law) and that’s it, ”he said.

Regarding women, Hashimi said it will be “the ulemas” (Islamic theologians and jurists) who they will decide “if the girls can go to school or not” and type of clothing must wear, “Whether a hijab, the burqa, just a veil or nothing.” “It depends on them,” he concluded.

In their previous government which lasted from 1996 to 2001, the Taliban denied women the right to work or even to go out on the streets without being accompanied by a relative. Girls’ schools have been closed. Women accused of adultery were whipped and stoned to death. They were also forced to wear the burqa, that veil that covers from head to toe and covers the eyes with a mesh.