Taliban vow to respect women, despite history of oppression
By AHMAD SEIR, RAHIM FAIEZ, KATHY GANNON and JOSEPH KRAUSS, Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban vowed Tuesday to respect women's rights, forgive those who fought them and ensure Afghanistan does not become a haven for terrorists as part of a publicity blitz aimed at reassuring world powers and a fearful population. Following a lightning offensive across Afghanistan that saw many