His statement acknowledged the fears in Afghanistan and abroad about the kind of system that would emerge - and its impact on women - saying that fell"within the ambit of the intra-Afghan negotiations".Baradar also assured that the rights of all Afghans including women would be accommodated in that system, according to"the glorious religion of Islam" and Afghan traditions.
As the US military presses ahead to meet the Sep11 deadline to complete the troop withdrawal, the Taliban have fought daily battles with government forces and claim to have captured 40 districts. Baradar called on Afghan youths to not leave the country, and also stressed that the Taliban would ensure that minorities, humanitarian organisations and diplomats had nothing to fear.The recent losses faced by government troops have forced President Ashraf Ghani to change his defence and interior ministers.
"If they choose enmity then the people will respond to them decisively," he said late on Saturday in a statement issued by the palace.