In power again, the Taliban tries to reassure an uneasy populace, including Afghan women
by Marcus Yam and Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times
Aug 17, 2021
3 minutes
KABUL, Afghanistan — In a bid to restore calm and reassure a shell-shocked capital, the Taliban announced a “general amnesty” and urged government employees — including women — to return to work as Afghans continued to recalibrate their existence under a new, potentially harsh regime.
An official in the Taliban’s cultural commission, Enamullah Samangani, made the amnesty announcement in a statement he read out on state television, which the Taliban had commandeered. “A general amnesty has been declared for
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