Taliban announces 'amnesty', urges women to join government

The statement made by a member of the Taliban Cultural Commission represents the first comment on governance by the Taliban

The Taliban, on Tuesday, announced an “amnesty” across Afghanistan and urged women to join its government, trying to calm nerves across a nervous capital city. The comments by Enamullah Samangani, a member of the Taliban's Cultural Commission, represent the first comments on governance from a federal level, after their blitz across the country. While there were no major reports of abuses or fighting in Kabul, many residents have stayed home and remain fearful after the insurgents' takeover saw prisons emptied and armouries looted.