The Taliban are in charge of Kabul (Pop. 6 million) and CNN's Clarissa Ward went to the streets to interview them. At one point she was told to step aside because she's a woman. Shortly after that, Ward challenged a rifle-toting, English-speaking Taliban commander about whether or not Islamic law dictates that women should cover their faces.
CNN's Clarissa Ward interviews Taliban in streets of Kabul

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