Afghanistan's biggest female pop star escapes on US flight and fears grow that captured female governor will be executed - as Taliban says 'scholars' will decide if women can work.
Singer Aryana Sayeed was one of those fortunate to escape on a USAF jet She said: 'I am alive and after unforgettable nights, I have reached Doha' But other prominent women like Governor Salima Mazari are being rounded up, There are fears Ms Mazari, one of the first female governors, will be executed
Afghanistan's biggest female pop star has escaped on a US flight out of Kabul as fears grow for women in the country after the Taliban's vow to impose strict Sharia law.
There are also fears for a captured female governor Salima Mazari, formerly one of Afghanistan's most prominent female politicians, whose supporters say she could be executed.
And the Taliban now says that religious scholars will decide whether girls can go to school and women can work, after the new regime earlier said the would respect women's rights 'within the framework of Islamic law.
Aryana Sayeed, a singer and judge on the Afghan version of The Voice, was one of those fortunate to escape the country on a US cargo jet on Wednesday.
'I am well and alive and after a couple of unforgettable nights, I have reached Doha, Qatar and am awaiting my eventual flight back home to Istanbul,' the 36-year-old told her 1.3 million Instagram followers. Ms Sayeed later posted an update showing that she had flown onward to Turkey.
She said: 'After I get home and my mind and emotions return back to normal from a world of disbelief and shock, I have many stories to share with you.'
Ms Sayeed has been a prominent supporter of the Afghan Army and spoke out many times in support of them before the Taliban took the country. She is married to Hasib Sayed, who is also her producer.
But other prominent women like Salima Mazari, one of the country's first female governors, have already been rounded up and arrested.
Ms Mazari was an outspoken critic of the Taliban during her time as governor of the Hazara district and there are fears that the jihadists may execute her.
As Islamist 'scholars' decide what rights to grant Afghan women:
The country's former women's soccer captain urged players to burn their kits Desperate mothers hurled their babies over barbed wire fences at the airport
Female former civil servants, interpreters and teachers are afraid to leave home
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