Plane crash at South Korean airport kills 179 
When the Taliban took control of Kabul in 1994, most women were forced to quit their jobs and many lost access to education and health care.
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The Taliban declared an “amnesty” across Afghanistan and urged women to join their government Tuesday, seeking to convince a wary population that they have changed a day after deadly chaos gripped the main airport as desperate crowds tried to flee the country.
Later, a Taliban spokesman has pledged to honor women’s rights, but within the norms of Islamic law.
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