Woke Taliban ?
Yeah, they let female people be on TV for a couple of days (I believe they've now been removed.) And their spokesman said the other day that "women will have rights within an Islamic framework."
He didn't mention, but you should remember, that as far as the Taliban are concerned women's rights "within an Islamic framework" are virtually non-existent. As far as the Taliban are concerned, women's rights "within an Islamic framework" include the right to be beaten for wearing the wrong outfit or for venturing outdoors without a male escort. Only a king-sized idiot would believe that the Taliban have turned over a new leaf to become "inclusive and representative".
Here's what is going on. The Taliban are not stupid, and they know that if the West decides to beat them down again, their mistreatment of women will be one of the public relations weapons that are used against them. If western nations decide to wage war against the Taliban, "look how they treat women" will be one of the main rallying cries of western politicians trying to raise public support for military action. So for the moment the Taliban are going to pretend they're new and improved.
The Taliban are also smart enough to know that we in the west have the attention span of an ADHD-afflicted squirrel. They know that they only have to pretend to care about women for 2 weeks before we get bored and move onto something else. Anybody remember the Rohingyas? Nope, me neither.
-k