According to a report, the Taliban used women as sex slaves and set a woman on fire for ‘bad cooking’

The Taliban may have claimed that there will be no discrimination against women in their regime this time, but horrific stories of violence and repression are already emerging.

The hardline Islamist group is proving millions of people’s fears correct. According to Najla Ayoubi, a former Afghan judge, several reports of violence against women have been reported since the Taliban took over her country. Ayoubi told Sky News that one of the cases of violence against women included a case in northern Afghanistan where a woman was “put on fire because she was accused of bad cooking for Taliban fighters.”

Ayoubi was born and educated in Afghanistan prior to the Taliban’s rise in the early 1990s. She is said to be the first female judge in her home province before militants took over in 1996. She stated that many of the activists she is still in contact with have told her horror stories and are concerned for themselves and their people, but there are no escape routes.

The Taliban promised to build a secure country where women’s rights would be respected in their first press conference since taking over Afghanistan. “The Taliban are committed to providing women with their Islamic rights; women can work in the health sector and other sectors where they are needed; and there will be no discrimination against women,” Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid was quoted as saying by TOLOnews. However, the reactions of women and men in the country, as well as ground reports, paint a different picture.

Shabnam Dawran, an Afghan female anchor for RTA Pashto, was denied access to her office, citing regime change as the reason. Dawran attempted to enter her office during her regular shift hours while also carrying her ID badge. She was not, however, permitted to enter the office. “I went to RTA, but they said the regime had changed. You are not permitted; please return home “In a video, she stated.

In another case, following the Taliban takeover of her country, Afghanistan’s International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Samira Asghari urged the US to assist in the evacuation of the country’s top female athletes and coaching staff “before it is too late.” Asghari, who is based in Copenhagen, urged players to delete social media, erase public identities, and burn their kits for their own safety now that the country is back under Taliban rule.