Iran press/ Asia: Jalaluddin Shinwari, a member of the Taliban leadership and the Attorney General for the former government of Taliban, told Iran Press that the United States had formed a government in Afghanistan after 2001, which was ranked first in the world in terms of corruption.
Regarding the basis for drafting a new constitution for Afghanistan, Shinwari said that the base of the Afghan constitution is the Quran, tradition, consensus, and compatibility and that changing some clauses of the constitution is not just the will of the Taliban and all Afghan political groups want it.
Asked about the status of women in Afghanistan's new constitution, the Taliban top official said the Taliban had repeatedly emphasized that all the rights of the Afghan people were guaranteed.
Shinwari stressed: "The new Taliban government in Afghanistan does expect much from women. Only women should observe the Islamic hijab when they are present in society, at work, and in other centers, and that Taliban will not pose aby threat to women."
He also referred to the group's relations with neighboring countries, especially Pakistan and Iran, and said that the Taliban sought good ties with Iran and China, Russia, and Pakistan.
Regarding the Taliban's use of Iran and Pakistan's capacity for Afghanistan's development, Shinwari added that if the request were not politically motivated and conditional, the Taliban would accept it and that the Taliban would accept any aid that does not threaten Afghanistan's independence and sovereignty.
Shinwari also spoke about the consequences of the presence of foreign troops in Afghanistan, saying that US troops had committed major crimes in Afghanistan that the Soviet Union had not committed during the occupation of Afghanistan.
Pointing to the consequences of the departure of the Afghan elite and people from the country, the Taliban official noted that the United States and NATO must be held accountable for the migration of the Afghan people because they urged Afghans to leave their land, and the Americans and NATO are responsible for the crimes at Kabul airport.
Meanwhile, a small group of Afghan women protested near the presidential palace in Kabul a day after women in the western Afghan city of Herat took to the streets in public demonstrations to defend their right to work and seek education.
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