Youssef Wafa,
governor of Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, says the Taliban will
not force their rules on anyone as it relates to lifestyle choices.
Wafa, however, said “scholars” will make people aware if
their choices point to “sins”.
According to Washington Post, Wafa said this during
a meeting with religious scholars, during which he outlined directives on
hairstyle, uniform for Taliban fighters, as well as handling of weapons in
public.
The Taliban governor’s position was said to be contained in a statement issued on Tuesday.
Rusen, Turkish media organisation, in a tweet, also quoted
Wafa as saying while the Taliban will not force people as it relates to lifestyle
choices, scholars are expected to create awareness on “sins”.
“We will not force anyone about beard , hair, music, etc.,
but the scholars should make people aware of their sins,” Wafa reportedly said.
Afghanistan fell to the Taliban, a fundamentalist Islamic
group, after the insurgent group seized several of its provinces and sealed its
victory with the takeover of Kabul,
the country’s capital.
After the capital city was captured, thousands ran to the
airports in an attempt to leave the
country — amid concerns that Taliban resurgence would lead to the
stifling of human rights.
When the Taliban held sway from 1996 to 2001 — and under
their Sharia law — men were required to grow beards while the women were made
to wear an all-encompassing burqa, covering both their hair and face.
Music was banned to prevent the promotion of vulgarity,
while citizens could only listen to religious chants.
Also, women were confined to their homes and only allowed to
leave their abode in the company of male relatives, while girls were denied
education.
The Taliban also banned television and cinema, and some
electronic products were outlawed as un-Islamic.
Severe punishments such as public executions of convicted
murderers and adulterers and amputations for those found guilty of theft were
also meted out under their interpretation of Sharia law.
However, the Taliban has assured Afghans that they will be
safe and secured under their new rule, and that women and girls will be allowed to go to school as well
as work.
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