Afghanistan: interview with a young Taliban from the new regime

Only the spokesperson for the Taliban usually speaks. But a young special forces fighter agreed to give himself up in order to give his version of the facts. Zaïd joined the Taliban in 2014, at the age of 14. At the beginning, he continued his studies and took care of various tasks at the same time, such as taking care of the wounded. Then he left for the war. According to him, it is a good diet. Pace for everyone. In 1996, when the Taliban first seized power, they forced women to wear the burqas, prohibiting them from working and studying.

Zaïd says the Taliban has changed. “Have you seen stoning now? No there is not“, he declares. Their goal is to establish a new Islamic system with Sharia law. On August 15, 2021, the arrival to power of the Taliban had however created a movement of panic, the population seeking to flee their country. Zaïd answers, half-heartedly: “Women will have the place in society that Islam and the Koran give them“.