In Afghanistan, the Taliban beat a mother with many children to death for refusing to cook, another woman was shot for not wearing a burqa

CNN writes that the Taliban killed a woman in Faryab province for refusing to feed 15 militants. On July 12, Najia was at home with her four children in a village in northern Afghanistan when the Taliban knocked on their door. “My mom told them, ‘I am poor, how can I cook this for you?’ The Taliban started beating her. My mother fainted and they beat her with their guns, ”said Nadzhia’s daughter, 25-year-old Manizha. The girl shouted to the militants to stop, in response they threw a grenade into the next room and fled after the room was engulfed in fire. Later, the mother of four children died from the beatings.

Formerly Taliban spent the first press conference at which they promised that peace, stability and economic growth would come to the country under their leadership. They assured, in particular, that the country will protect the rights of women, they will be allowed to lead an active lifestyle, but in compliance with Sharia law. Women will be required to wear a hijab that leaves an open face, and not a burqa – clothing that completely hides the body and face.

The Taliban occupied Kabul on August 15. Senior officials, including Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, fled the country. Local residents expecting to evacuate stormed the Kabul airport. With the rise of the Taliban to power in Afghanistan have become more frequent cases of sexual slavery and coercion of women into marriage. The militants began taking 12-year-old girls into sexual slavery. According to press reports, Taliban commanders are demanding that the elders of the occupied areas draw up lists of unmarried women in order to forcibly marry them off to their soldiers.