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recognize us. they will not hear our voice. reporter: there is a brief confrontation between a talib and the women. 20 years ago, when the taliban last ran afghanistan, a protest like this would have been unthinkable. the women would have been beaten, tortured, or even executed. the taliban insist they will respect women s rights within the framework of sharia law. that includes giving women access to education and the workplace. still to be seen, whether women will be forced to wear burkas and not allowed to leave their homes without a close-male relative. and the public messaging is often different from reality at street level. recently, a spokesman for the group urged women to stay home for their safety because taliban fighters had not been trained to respect them. the warning has left many afghan women afraid, and uncertain of what s next. street vendors in kabul say the sale of burkas have increased. in some instances, militants

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