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Newsday: 18/08/2021 05:06 GMT : Reaction to Taliban's pledges on human rights

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18/08/2021 05:06 GMT : Reaction to Taliban's pledges on human rights

Reaction to Taliban's pledges on human rights

BBC World Service - Newsday, Reaction to Taliban's pledges on human rights

The group promises to uphold human rights as long as they comply with Sharia law.

As the Taliban attempt a charm offensive with a press conference in Kabul, the co-founder of the group now in charge of Afghanistan returns from exile in Qatar with other senior leaders to form a new government. 

We'll speak to a lecturer at the American University of Afghanistan about life under the Taliban.

The authorities in Haiti have sharply revised the numbers of the dead in Saturday's powerful earthquake -- almost two thousand people are now believed to have lost their lives.

And in Texas, Governor Gregg Abbott has tested positive for Covid-19 and is isolating in his mansion. The announcement came just hours after he  issued an executive order banning mask mandates.

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