Exclusion of women journalists from Taliban press conference shows four years in power haven’t moderated their medieval fear of modernity. For wider acceptance, they must change like Syria’s Ahmed Al-Sharaa. Even Khomeini spoke in 1979 to fiery global journalist Oriana Fallaci. Wake up, Taliban. You can’t set rules for others.
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