BY KHALEDA RAHMAN
(NEWS WEEK) An Islamic scholar says the Taliban have “grown up” since they were last in power and that they should be given a chance.
The Taliban swept into Kabul last weekend and have since vowed to respect women’s rights and not seek vengeance on those who fought them.
But thousands of Afghans, fearing persecution and a return to the strict form of Islamic rule the Taliban imposed in the late 1990s, are desperate to flee the country.