The Taliban said on Sunday that it will no longer allow further evacuations of Afghans, and that women will be barred from traveling abroad without a male chaperone. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said that Afghans will not be allowed to leave the country without a clear destination and valid reasons, citing reports of Afghans living in bad conditions in camps abroad, Kabul-based TOLOnews reported. As for Afghan women, Mujahid claimed that Sharia law forbids women from traveling abroad without the presence of a male guardian. The Taliban has not outlined what it considers are valid reasons to leave the country. A U.S. State Department spokesperson said on Monday that they were engaging with the Taliban, asking them to live up to their prior commitments of respecting human rights, which include freedom of travel. “We have seen the Taliban statements reported in the press and have raised our concerns with the Taliban,” …