Taliban says will respect women’s rights, press freedom https://t.co/GhoUww2Hl1
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) August 17, 2021
The Taliban said they wanted peaceful relations with other countries and would respect the rights of women within Islamic law. During their 1996-2001 rule, the group was known for stopping women from working and meting out violent punishments https://t.co/byIx5gxE3F pic.twitter.com/UaaI8csjoY
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 17, 2021
“All our sisters, all our women are secure. Our God, our Quran, says women are a very important part of our society”
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 17, 2021
Taliban spokesman says if Afghan women "continue to live according to Sharia, we will be happy, they will be happy” https://t.co/2f6JMTXHky pic.twitter.com/Lx0blUcL09
FT UK: Taliban vows to respect women’s rights ‘within Islam’s framework’ #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/tOyCYaqryV
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 17, 2021
"The millions of women who've gone to school, learn to code, learn to become teachers, aspire to be doctors and engineers, we have another generation already, a generation that`s never known Taliban rule. They don't want to go back," @mitchellreports says. https://t.co/HJdAjWqt18
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 17, 2021
Talking to Afghan women all day about prospects of life under the Taliban breaks my heart. Twenty years ago my notebook was filled with comments full of hope and dreams for a better future without the Taliban.#Afghanistan
— Farnaz Fassihi (@farnazfassihi) August 17, 2021
Zahara Nabi, a reporter from Baano TV, a media company led by women, interviewed Taliban fighters on Tuesday at a Kabul checkpoint.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 17, 2021
How long the Taliban will tolerate women working — or even showing their faces outside — is an open question. https://t.co/dfjK0Po76h
In Opinion
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 17, 2021
Malala Yousafzai, who survived a Taliban assassination attempt and is an activist for girls’ education, writes in a guest essay about Afghan girls: "We cannot continue to fail them. We have no time to spare." https://t.co/9bmIRMPHYW pic.twitter.com/4hA63msggD
NEW: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is asking for volunteers to help process Special Immigrant Visas for Afghan nationals and their families, according to an agency-wide email obtained by @ABC News. https://t.co/oa35XztgAL
— Evan McMurry (@evanmcmurry) August 17, 2021
The Washington Post has evacuated Afghan employees and family members from Taliban-held Kabul. In all, some 13 people, including an American correspondent, were able to board a US military transport for a flight to safe haven in Doha, Qatar. From @farhip: https://t.co/L4p4SaoL9u
— Matt Viser (@mviser) August 17, 2021
Thousands of Afghan refugees will be resettled in the UK after the Taliban seized control of Kabul, UK government says https://t.co/Jsefp3Ss62
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) August 17, 2021
In #Kabul, those who worked for govt are burning any documents tying them to former administration.
— Frud Bezhan فرود بيژن (@FrudBezhan) August 17, 2021
Afghans who worked for foreign govts/NGOs also destroying any evidence of past employment.
This is happening as Taliban fighters go door-to-door searching homes, spreading fear.
Alexei Navalny's organization is now banned in Russia as terrorist and extremist, while Putin has plenty of common ground with the Taliban. https://t.co/KHJER0bS13
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) August 17, 2021
Taliban risk military strikes if they host terrorists again, NATO warns https://t.co/aRxG56c4nX pic.twitter.com/JVnfGt2HmL
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 17, 2021
"Trump's deal with the Taliban set the stage for the Afghan collapse" (@TheHillOpinion) https://t.co/TvsfvAKvgO pic.twitter.com/EkC9K3DikU
— The Hill (@thehill) August 17, 2021
First job approval since the fall of Kabul: https://t.co/g2VhErdAO4 Biden down 7 points over the weekend. So even in a polarized era, horrible images / caustic elite opinion can still move the numbers. On the other hand, it could've been worse.
— Richard Skinner (@richardmskinner) August 17, 2021
Elsewhere…
BREAKING: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tests positive for COVID-19. His office says the Republican is vaccinated and has no symptoms. https://t.co/uJlvU1TDyy
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 17, 2021
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has Covid. Like Trump, Abbott will have access to the best healthcare, the best doctors, the best treatments, should he get symptoms.
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) August 17, 2021
The kids who he refuses to protect from Covid in his state's schools?
Not so much.
Here's Governor Greg Abbott at an event last night.
— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) August 17, 2021
He banned mask mandates in the state of Texas.
Today he tested positive for covid. https://t.co/fFcVF2BzoP
30 years from now, it will be a crime to teach this in Texas schools https://t.co/SPwA3AVwxM
— Will Bunch (@Will_Bunch) August 17, 2021
And…
Nando’s has run out of chicken.#Brexit
— Sarah Ludford 🔶🇬🇧🇪🇺 (@SarahLudford) August 17, 2021
"Nando's said the shortages were not affecting any of their outlets in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland."
— Chris Grey (@chrisgreybrexit) August 17, 2021
The reason, presumably, being the thing we don't mention any more because we've moved on.https://t.co/uwMkSTfMIX
"Exports from Ireland to Great Britain soar in post-Brexit trade imbalance"
— Edwin Hayward 🦄 🗡 (@uk_domain_names) August 17, 2021
Ireland's doing well out of our inability to implement incoming border checks. Meanwhile our own exports to Ireland cratered like an asteroid strike, down by 32%.
Thanks, Brexit!https://t.co/j3OKXmRXKu
"Almost four in 10 Irish businesses are reporting delays to their supply chain as a consequence of Brexit, while a substantial proportion have changed their export strategies ahead of an expected swelling of Brexit red tape over the next year." https://t.co/1MGHxvGT3g
— David Phinnemore (@DPhinnemore) August 17, 2021
Labour shortages in transport, warehousing & hospitality are in substantial part due to #Brexit but amazingly that word doesn’t feature even once in this BBC report…..Scottish pubs 'running out of beer' amid supply problems – BBC News https://t.co/qYvwjQZXX5
— Michael Russell (@Feorlean) August 16, 2021
Even the Simpsons realised that Brexit is shooting ourselves in the foot
— Jane Thomas (@CampaignJane) August 17, 2021
Time is up for that drink in the last chance saloon@euromove @Andrew_Adonis pic.twitter.com/10twGz1eoA
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