18 Aug: news.com.au: Taliban kill woman for not wearing burqa on same day it vows to honour ‘women’s rights’
Taliban fighters shot and killed a woman for not wearing a burqa in Afghanistan, on the same day the group pledged to honour “women’s rights”.
by Jesse O’Neill
https://www.news.com.au/world/middle-east/taliban-kill-woman-for-not-wearing-burqa-on-same-day-it-vows-to-honour-womens-rights/news-story/bd1975d32af4a031677fd0be28a266ec
Aljazeera hack:
18 Aug: news.com.au: Al Jazeera journalist only woman approved for Taliban conference
This young, blonde woman has grabbed the world’s attention — she was the only female reporter approved by the notorious group.
by Shireen Khalil
Her name is Charlotte Bellis, a New Zealand-born journalist who has been reporting on the ground from Kabul for Al Jazeera.
Despite dozens of fellow female journalists from the world’s media also stationed in the country’s capital, Bellis was the only female reporter granted permission to attend the Taliban’s press conference...
It is unclear why Bellis was the only female reporter specifically chosen to address the conference, however there’s suggestions it’s because her employer, Al Jazeera, might be expected to show more sympathy to the Taliban than western media outlets, according to The Australian...
Taliban spokesman Shail Shaheen, randomly called female Afghan-born Australian BBC reporter, Yalda Hakim, live on-air on Monday...
Hakim’s colleagues praised her for maintaining her composure when she got the surprise call — and also for her probing interview...
There’s also reports Taliban gangs are targeting children as young as 12, “going door-to-door” as they hunt for sex slaves after conquering Afghanistan.
https://www.news.com.au/world/middle-east/al-jazeera-journalist-only-woman-approved-for-taliban-conference/news-story/b0f4493ee0e24f4df05c97659c68ab72