Activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Sunday expressed her concern over and horror at the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban, saying that she is worried about the situation in the country.

"We watch in complete shock as Taliban takes control of Afghanistan," Malala wrote on Twitter. "I am deeply worried about women, minorities, and human rights advocates." Malala stressed that global, regional and local powers "must call for an immediate ceasefire and provide "urgent humanitarian aid and protect refugees and civilians" in the war-torn country.

Yousafzai urged global, regional and local powers to call for an immediate ceasefire. The rights activist further called for urgent humanitarian aid and protection of refugees and civilians as the militant Islamist outfit entered the panic-gripped capital city of Kabul signalling an end of a twenty-year Western experiment aimed at remaking Afghanistan.

 Earlier in the day, the Taliban said women will be “allowed” to leave homes alone and they will have access to education and work, but they will have to wear the hijab, a Taliban spokesperson reportedly said.

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