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19 Aug, 10 tweets, 5 min read
Shocking videos circulated this week of Kabul in turmoil as the Taliban took power over Afghanistan.

One observation kept coming up in social-media reactions to the footage: Where were all the women?

Insider spoke to experts to get some answers. 👇

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Most explanations the experts pointed to had to do with a distrust of the Taliban's promise to be forgiving and more moderate.

One reason may be the men's fear of the Taliban due to the roles they're likely to have played in society in recent years.

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The experts also suggested that women feel safer just staying indoors whilst the takeover is happening.

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The Taliban said they would grant full amnesty to anyone who worked with the US or the former Afghan government and would allow women to work in the new government.

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Many fear that these are empty promises and things will soon return to the stringent interpretation of Sharia law which was enforced the last time the Taliban was in power in the 1990s.

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Evidence is already suggesting they won’t change their ways as Taliban militants fired wildly at a protest a day after their spokesperson pledged “nobody will be harmed in Afghanistan.”

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An anonymous source, who is helping people evacuate Afghanistan, added the male-dominated scenes at the airport were also due to false reports that people were being allowed on flights bound for the US and Canada.

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Thomas Barfield, an anthropologist and Boston University professor, told Insider that "even in ordinary times men make up the vast majority of people one sees in public places" in Afghanistan due to a culture where men are protective of women.

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In a powerful statement, Dr. Shanthie Mariet D'Souza, a founding president of @KautilyaSPP, suggested women may have been missing from the photos because they have decided to stay to fight for the rights they've so recently won.

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To keep up with all the updates from Afghanistan, visit Insider. 👇

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