Rupert Colville, a spokesman for the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, noted the Taliban's promises and the fears of everyday Afghans.
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"Such promises will need to be honored, and for the time being — again understandably, given past history — these declarations have been greeted with some skepticism," he said in a statement. "There have been many hard-won advances in human rights over the past two decades. The rights of all Afghans must be defended."
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