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Published 10:32 18 Aug 2021 GMT
"We've confirmed the image of the dead woman is not current, but from February 2019. She was reportedly killed during clashes between the Taliban and Afghanistan soldiers in the Takhar province."
Original story:
Taliban fighters have reportedly shot and killed a woman for not wearing a burqa on the same day the militant group vowed to protect women's rights.
Per New York Post, the fatal incident involving a woman who was not wearing the full-length garment occurred on Tuesday, August 17.
As reported by Fox News, an image surfaced of the slain woman in Takhar province in a pool of blood on the floor, with her loved ones around her.
This was on the same day that Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid proclaimed the extremist group would honor women's rights within sharia law - according to the rights "that Islam gave" them - at a news conference, AP News reports.
"We are going to allow women to work and study within our frameworks," he said, per BBC News. "Women are going to be very active within our society."
According to the outlet, the Taliban even publicly supported women being able to work and girls being allowed to go to school. And a Taliban spokesman also agreed to a televised interview with a female journalist.
The Taliban even declared a general amnesty across the country and claimed it wanted women to join the government.
Before 9/11, the Taliban's oppressive rule ensured that women and girls were unable to leave their homes without a male chaperone and they were prevented from working or receiving an education.
News of the killing comes after Malala Yousafzai shared a statement with her 1.9 million Twitter followers, expressing grave concern over the future of women and minorities in Afghanistan after the Taliban rapidly took over.
The 24-year-old wrote: "We watch in complete shock as Taliban takes control of Afghanistan. I am deeply worried about women, minorities, and human rights advocates.
"Global, regional, and local powers must call for an immediate ceasefire, provide urgent humanitarian aid and protect. refugees and civilians."
Malala's story exemplifies the threat that the Taliban has imposed on women's rights. When she was only 15, she was shot in the head by the militant group for campaigning for women and girls' education.
In 2014, the Oxford graduate became the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
