Woman Isn't Property, Consent For Marriage Is Necessary: Taliban's Decree

The Taliban government on December 3 issued a special decree stating that women should not be considered as property but free human being in Afghanistan. Reportedly, the Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada said women cannot be ''used for exchange in a deal or enmity''. As per the decree, women's consent for marriage has also been made necessary. Widows can also ask share in husband's and father's property.