Afghan women fear renewed chapter of Sharia law and regression of rights under Taliban’s thumb

close Video Five former Guantanamo detainees take part in US-Taliban peace talks Negotiations underway to end conflict in Afghanistan; Rich Edson reports. With the possibility of the U.S.-Taliban peace deal looming in the very near future – which would likely see the withdrawal of almost all American troops – Afghans are bracing for the next chapter of life in the war-ravaged nation. But with the Taliban in the driving seat, it's women who have the most to lose. "This is not a good situation. Once there were good schools that had opened for girls and boys even in remote villages," Ziba, a 28-year-old mother, and former school teacher – who lives under Taliban control in Logar province – told Fox News. "But now many have been shut down (by them) to become Taliban prisons.” She added: "Now there is just madrassa to teach religious subjects and for the boys, they learn to fight and at the madrassas for girls, they are taught they must stay at home in the future." DECORATED GREEN BERET KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN REMEMBERED AS ‘BELOVED WARRIOR’ Ziba stressed that women are no longer permitted to go out alone in areas controlled by the group – which… Read full this story

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