A top Taliban official reiterated the group’s unmet promise to allow girls back into high school; promising “good news soon,” but advising those protesting the regime’s restrictions on women’s rights to stay at home.

The Taliban overturned their decision in March; postponing the return indefinitely despite several promises that girls would be able to attend secondary education.
“We keep naughty women at home,” Haqqani joked when questioned about Afghan women; women who say they are scared to leave their houses under Taliban rule; and others who have experienced a chilling impact of the terrorist group’s leadership.

“By saying naughty women, it was a jest alluding to those wicked women who are controlled by some other parties to throw the current government into question,” he added after being pressed to clarify his comment.