ACCEPTED, KOMPAS.TV – The Taliban’s promise to respect women’s rights has been met with distrust by the Afghan public. In the midst of this skepticism, the Taliban carried out repression by removing murals and dispersing women’s demonstrations.
On Saturday (4/9/2021), members of the Taliban removed a number of murals promoting health policies and campaigning for the dangers of HIV.
Not only that, the Taliban also removed a mural honoring the anthropologist Nancy Dupree who was instrumental in recording Afghanistan’s cultural heritage herself.
Launch Associated Press, The Taliban replaced the mural with a slogan streak of congratulations on their victory over U.S. and allied forces.
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Ahmadullah Muttaqi, a spokesman for the Taliban’s cultural commission, wrote that his party considered the mural to be against the values of the Taliban.
“The murals stain the minds of the mujahideen and instead we write slogans that will be useful to everyone,” Muttaqi said, quoted from the statement. Associated Press.
The Taliban, Muttaqi said, also used slogans on the walls and the raising of a new flag ahead of the announcement of the new Afghan government cabinet.
Meanwhile, Afghan women say they are worried about living under the coming Taliban government. They again staged demonstrations in Kabul on Saturday.
The demonstration was initially peaceful. Demonstrators lay wreaths outside Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense in honor of soldiers who died fighting the Taliban.
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