Taliban’s supreme leader says women’s lives in Afghanistan have been ‘bettered’ by his rule and the end of the 20-year occupation’s “mistakes” around the hijab.
In a statement marking this week’s Eid al-Adha holiday, Hibatullah Akhundzada – who rarely appears in public and rules by decree from the Taliban’s birthplace in Kandahar – said steps had been taken to provide women with a “comfortable and prosperous life according to Islamic Sharia”.
