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During the Logar gathering, Stanikzai narrated a story from the era of the Prophet Mohammad and implied that the illogical ruler’s orders are not obligatory.

He also stressed on freedom of expression and said that Islam has given its followers the right to freedom of expression.

This senior Taliban official seems to challenge the recent decrees of Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Taliban, who banned the right to education and work of Afghan women.

Stanikzai, who was the leader of the Taliban's negotiating team with the Afghan and American representatives before the group took control of Kabul, had previously said in a meeting in Kabul in response to the closure of girls' schools that learning education is obligatory for men and women.

Egeland is on a week-long visit to Kabul and earlier in a video message said that he visited Kabul to fight for women's right to work in Afghanistan.

The Taliban's decision to ban women from work and education has led to widespread national and international condemnation.

Many Islamic countries have also criticised the Taliban’s latest restrictions against Afghan women.

The US lawmakers have assured these Afghan figures that they will make US president Joe Biden be held accountable. Biden has been widely criticised for America's decision to withdraw military forces from Afghanistan.

Republicans have repeatedly criticised the US president and called the country's withdrawal from Afghanistan "disastrous".

Politicians and officials of the previous government in Afghanistan have also said that the Doha Peace Agreement caused the downfall of the republic political order in the country.

He reiterated that the people of Afghanistan should be allowed to take control of their own destiny.

The former US national security adviser emphasised that the resistance against the Taliban has been taking momentum and it should be taken seriously.

According to Bolton, the people of Afghanistan did not choose the Taliban, but this group’s rule has been imposed on them.

In response to a question about Ahmad Massoud, the leader of the National Resistance Front (NRF), Bolton said, "I think it is still too early to talk about this [...] but in the first days of the start of this movement against the Taliban in Panjshir, no one thought that they would last. However, they were able to survive and influence the prevailing atmosphere."

Referring to the Doha agreement between the Taliban and the US, he said that the Taliban does not believe in the agreement and will not implement it. He added that the Taliban is doing what was predicted of them. According to Bolton, there is nothing that can be reconciled with the Taliban.

Bolton said that there is no doubt that the resistance against the Taliban will continue in Afghanistan, but the lack of support and international relations makes the situation difficult.

The former US adviser called Washington's decision to withdraw from Afghanistan "catastrophic" and said that it will take a long time to correct this "mistake".

Bolton also added that Islamabad should realise that it made a mistake by supporting the Taliban. He added that Pakistan should know that it will be better for everyone if it rejects terrorism.

Earlier on Saturday, the embassy had announced the release of more than 500 people from Pakistani prisons.

Taliban officials in Islamabad have said that these people have been released from the Pakistani prison as a result of their efforts.

At the end of 2022, the Pakistani police increased their strict procedures against Afghan immigrants in the country and imprisoned many of them.