Deputy leader returns after 20 years in exile promises to honour women's rights

We will honour women's rights (within Islamic law)': Taliban spokesman holds first news conference in Kabul and promises They won't persecute women or take revenge against anyone - as deputy leader returns after 20 years in exileThe Taliban claimed that Afghan women will not be persecuted under their Islamic rule during their first press conference since their sweeping conquest of Kabul on Sunday, as the man tipped to be Afghanistan's next leader...

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US GEN. McKenzie met with Taliban on Sunday to establish evacuation proposal

Gen. McKenzie, head of US Central Command, met with Taliban on Sunday to establish evacuation proposalThe American army led by General Frank McKenzie locked down Kabul airport after making a deal with the Taliban to allow evacuations from the airport without interference from the jihadists.Gen. McKenzie is leading 6,000 US troops and 900 British soldiers who are trying to evacuate as many as 50,000 Afghan refugees and thousands of other foreign citizens...

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