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Music will be banned in Afghanistan and women will need a male chaperone if they travel alone for three days, Taliban leader says
- Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told the New York Times that the terrorist group will be more liberal than they were 20 years ago
- He said the Taliban would let women return to school and their jobs in the future - as long as they wear a hijab head covering
- He also denied reports that the Taliban would once again force women to stay inside, like they did from 1996 - 2001 and would flog them for misbehaving
- Mujahid also denied reports that the group is hunting down former American allies
- He added that he hopes that the Taliban could work with the international community in the future
- But, he said, music will be banned in the country and women will need a male chaperone on trips that take several days
- His remarks come just one day after he gave a press conference warning women to stay inside while they train their forces to properly treat women
- And music will be banned in the country.
'Music is forbidden in Islam, but we're hoping that we can persuade people not to do such things, instead of pressure them,' Mujahid said.
Still, he said, things will be different under this Taliban rule than the previous regime
