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Since the Taliban swept through Afghanistan to the capital Kabul, the current and future role of women in the country has moved into sharp focus - both from the outside and also inside, by Afghan women themselves.

For their part, the Taliban (spokesman, Zabihullah Mujadid) have tried to allay fears that women would be suppressed like they were under the Taliban regime in the 90s.

Newsday spoke to a young female entrepreneur living in the Afghan capital. We are calling her Azada to protect her identity and asked if she remembered the old Taliban regime from 20 years ago.

(Photo: Afghan women walk on the top of a hill by a tree in Kabul, Afghanistan June 24, 2021. Credit: REUTERS/Stringer.)