Afghanistan’s arc from 9/11 to today: Once hopeful, now sad
3 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan’s arc from 9/11 to today: Once hopeful, now sad

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — It was Nov. 13, 2001. “I found the people relieved fresh and full on energy to start anew,” the economist said from his home in Geneva, as he watched the Taliban’s return to power last month. ___ The return last month of the Taliban, with their long beards and flowing traditional turbans, has created widespread fear among young people in Afghanistan’s cities — places where urban girls wearing headscarves have felt free to mingle in coffee shops and on the street. A few years ago, one of its members wondered how U.S. and NATO forces — which at their peak numbered 150,000 and fought alongside hundreds of thousands of Afghan troops — couldn’t vanquish tens of thousands of Taliban. “Even the soldiers didn’t fight for their corrupt leadership.” Still, Farhadi, a former adviser to the International Monetary Fund and a former economist at the World Bank, said he’d return to his homeland under the Taliban — to help them find a way to operate in the 21st century.

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'Afghanistan is facing gender-based apartheid, world must come together to address it'
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Afghanistan is facing gender-based apartheid, world must come together to address it'

Firstpost  

In an exclusive conversation with Firstpost, Afghan human rights activist Mahbouba Seraj narrates how the Taliban’s new ban has taken the country by surprise On October 26, the women in Afghanistan faced another brunt from the Taliban regime after they were barred from technically “hearing each other”. The Taliban’s Minister of Vice and Virtue, Khalid Hanafi, issued a new ban …

How Taliban Rule Has Reshaped Higher Education in Afghanistan
3 months ago

How Taliban Rule Has Reshaped Higher Education in Afghanistan

The Diplomat  

Three years ago, Roya was well on her way to her lifelong dream of a career in medicine. Three years of Taliban rule have made it clear that policies toward higher education are not just about separating men and women, but are about remaking Afghan society. While international media attention focused mostly on the banning of girls from secondary education, …

Afghans are suffering. Don’t expect any tears from the Taliban
4 months ago

Afghans are suffering. Don’t expect any tears from the Taliban

Live Mint  

THE STREETS of Kabul used to be riotously, almost headache-inducingly colourful. There were billboards advertising Western wear and Punjabi salwar kameez, murals promoting women’s and children’s rights, and everywhere the black-red-green tricolour of the Afghan Republic. Black-and-white also describes Western countries’ approach to Afghanistan since their humiliating exit from the country on August 15th 2021. Islamic State Khorasan Province, a …

Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai calls on Taliban to provide education to girls and women
4 months ago

Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai calls on Taliban to provide education to girls and women

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai …

The Taliban have ruled Afghanistan for 3 years. Here are 5 things to know
4 months, 1 week ago

The Taliban have ruled Afghanistan for 3 years. Here are 5 things to know

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — It’s been three years since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. Despite no international recognition as the country’s official rulers, the Taliban enjoy high-level meetings with major regional powers like China and Russia. The Taliban’s legitimacy to govern doesn’t come from Afghans but from their interpretation of religion and culture, said Leena Rikkila Tamang with the International …

The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan
7 months, 3 weeks ago

The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Around 30 men are crammed into a Kabul classroom, part of the debut student cohort at a Taliban-run institute training tourism and hospitality professionals. They’re all men — Afghan women are banned from studying beyond sixth grade — and they don’t know anything about tourism or hospitality. There should be a new page of Afghanistan.” Taliban fighters …

Afghanistan’s school year starts without more than 1 million girls barred from education by Taliban
9 months ago

Afghanistan’s school year starts without more than 1 million girls barred from education by Taliban

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The school year in Afghanistan started Wednesday but without girls whom the Taliban barred from attending classes beyond the sixth grade, making it the only country with restrictions on female education. The invitations sent out to reporters said: “Due to the lack of a suitable place for the sisters, we apologize to female reporters.” During a ceremony, the …

Afghanistan’s pro-democracy leaders still see a future without the Taliban
1 year ago

Afghanistan’s pro-democracy leaders still see a future without the Taliban

The Independent  

Forced to gather in exile, Afghanistan’s resistance movement is working in the shadows on ways to oust the Taliban from its grip on Kabul, knowing it can no longer trust or rely on the Western allies who so hastily pulled out of the country in August 2021. “The West is watching the Taliban close schools and ban education, but it …

Afghanistan marks two years of women and girls being banned from schools: ‘Hopeless and broken’
1 year, 3 months ago

Afghanistan marks two years of women and girls being banned from schools: ‘Hopeless and broken’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UN General Assembly is …

Afghanistan: Two years after Kabul's fall, huge number of Afghans who helped US still await visas
1 year, 3 months ago

Afghanistan: Two years after Kabul's fall, huge number of Afghans who helped US still await visas

India TV News  

A huge number of Afghans who helped the US war effort in Afghanistan and applied for a resettlement programme are still there waiting in the Taliban-ruled country, according to a report that lays out the challenges with a programme aimed at aiding the American allies in the two-decade-long conflict. The report released on Thursday by the State Department's inspector general …

Taliban believe Afghanistan rule is ‘open-ended’, don’t plan to lift ban on female education
1 year, 4 months ago

Taliban believe Afghanistan rule is ‘open-ended’, don’t plan to lift ban on female education

The Hindu  

The Taliban view their rule of Afghanistan as open-ended, drawing legitimacy from Islamic law and facing no significant threat, their chief spokesman said in an interview marking the second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of the country. "It will serve for as long as it can and as long as the emir isn’t removed for doing something that goes against …

Taliban celebrate return to power 2 years on amid erosion of Afghan women's rights
1 year, 4 months ago

Taliban celebrate return to power 2 years on amid erosion of Afghan women's rights

India Today  

Afghanistan's Taliban marked the second anniversary of their return to power on Tuesday, celebrating their takeover of Kabul and the establishment of what they said was security throughout the country under an Islamic system. "On the second anniversary of the conquest of Kabul, we would like to congratulate the mujahid nation of Afghanistan and ask them to thank Almighty Allah …

The Taliban believe their rule is open-ended and don’t plan to lift the ban on female education
1 year, 4 months ago

The Taliban believe their rule is open-ended and don’t plan to lift the ban on female education

Associated Press  

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The Taliban view their rule of Afghanistan as open-ended, drawing legitimacy from Islamic law and facing no significant threat, their chief spokesman said in an interview marking the second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of the country. “It will serve for as long as it can and as long as the emir isn’t removed for doing something …

Taliban marks two years since return to power in Afghanistan
1 year, 4 months ago

Taliban marks two years since return to power in Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

August 15 has been declared a national holiday to celebrate the Taliban government, which is still not recognised by any country. The Afghan Taliban is marking the second anniversary of its return to power with a public holiday, celebrating the takeover of Kabul and the establishment of what it described as security across the country under an “Islamic system”. “On …

Afghan reflects on ‘disastrous’ day the Taliban took control of his country
1 year, 4 months ago

Afghan reflects on ‘disastrous’ day the Taliban took control of his country

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An Afghan father living in the UK has described the …

Two-year timeline of events in Afghanistan since 2021 Taliban takeover
1 year, 4 months ago

Two-year timeline of events in Afghanistan since 2021 Taliban takeover

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Here is a look at key dates since the Taliban came back to power two years ago, as U.S. and NATO forces withdrew from the country: Aug. 15, 2021 — The Taliban march into Kabul as internationally backed President Ashraf Ghani flees the country. March 23, 2022 — On the day high schools are opening, the Taliban …

Two-year timeline of events in Afghanistan since 2021 Taliban takeover
1 year, 4 months ago

Two-year timeline of events in Afghanistan since 2021 Taliban takeover

The Independent  

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Two Years After Kabul's Fall: Afghans Speak of Hope and Challenges Under Taliban Rule
1 year, 4 months ago

Two Years After Kabul's Fall: Afghans Speak of Hope and Challenges Under Taliban Rule

News 18  

Two years since the Taliban stormed back to power in Afghanistan after 20 years of war against the United States and its allies, life has changed dramatically for many Afghans, particularly women. “People don’t buy much of our produce any more,” said Azizi, who farms just over one hectare of rented land. Now, he is a police officer in the …

The Taliban are entrenched in Afghanistan after 2 years of rule. Women and girls pay the price
1 year, 4 months ago

The Taliban are entrenched in Afghanistan after 2 years of rule. Women and girls pay the price

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban have settled in as rulers of Afghanistan, two years after they seized power as U.S. and NATO forces withdrew from the country following two decades of war. The U.N. said they were a major obstacle to the Taliban gaining international recognition as the legitimate government of Afghanistan. But the international community will only take such …

Afghan women take to streets to protest Taliban’s ban on beauty parlours
1 year, 5 months ago

Afghan women take to streets to protest Taliban’s ban on beauty parlours

Live Mint  

Security officials in Kabul on Wednesday used force to disperse a group of Afghan women who were protesting against the Taliban's order to close down beauty parlours. As reported by AFP, the ban on beauty parlours is the latest measure imposed by the Taliban to restrict women's participation in public life. The recent order, issued last month, has compelled the …

Taliban leader claims women are provided with a ‘comfortable and prosperous life’ in Afghanistan
1 year, 6 months ago

Taliban leader claims women are provided with a ‘comfortable and prosperous life’ in Afghanistan

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The supreme leader of the Taliban released a message Sunday claiming that his government has taken the necessary steps for the betterment of women’s lives in Afghanistan, where women are banned from public life and work and girls’ education is severely curtailed. In his Eid message Akhundzada said that under the rule of the Islamic Emirate, concrete measures …

UN says its women workers harassed and ‘severely restricted’ in Afghanistan
1 year, 7 months ago

UN says its women workers harassed and ‘severely restricted’ in Afghanistan

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “This is the most recent in a series of …

Taliban bans women from taking part in Eid celebrations in 2 provinces: Report
1 year, 8 months ago

Taliban bans women from taking part in Eid celebrations in 2 provinces: Report

Hindustan Times  

The Taliban prohibited women from attending Eid celebrations in two provinces of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported. This comes as Taliban banned families and women from dining in establishments with gardens and outdoor space in the Herat region of Afghanistan, it was earlier reported. Taliban also stopped the sale of contraceptives in two of Afghanistan’s main cities, claiming that the use …

World faces tough choices in dealing with Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
1 year, 9 months ago

World faces tough choices in dealing with Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 22, 2023 14:24 IST - 7 MINS READ On the third anniversary of the Doha Agreement, signed on February 29, 2020, between the United States and the Afghan Taliban, US spokesperson Ned Price said that the Afghan Taliban were empowered by the agreement. The Afghan Taliban, in its statement, celebrated the day on which the US-led foreign …

Afghanistan’s Taliban officials ’miss the jihad life’, turn to quiet quitting
1 year, 9 months ago

Afghanistan’s Taliban officials ’miss the jihad life’, turn to quiet quitting

Live Mint  

The transition from 'jihad fighter' to ‘bureaucratic cog’ is not going well for the Taliban. Against this backdrop, many have now resorted to ‘quiet quitting’ - doom-scrolling through social media or ruing the loss of their social lives - as they toil within Afghanistan's ministries. “A large number of Taliban fighters have moved to Afghanistan’s cities since the movement’s capture …

Austria: Afghan women protest against Taliban atrocities in Afghanistan
1 year, 9 months ago

Austria: Afghan women protest against Taliban atrocities in Afghanistan

Firstpost  

The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021, at least 20 years post they were ejected by US troops. Women’s rights have been neglected, ever since, under their harsh rule Vienna : The Afghan diaspora in Austria’s capital Vienna staged a demonstration against the Taliban’s assault on women’s rights in Afghanistan in front of the local United Nations office. …

UN envoy in Afghanistan warns of aid cuts over Taliban crackdown on women's rights
1 year, 9 months ago

UN envoy in Afghanistan warns of aid cuts over Taliban crackdown on women's rights

Firstpost  

The Taliban administration, which seized power in August 2021 as US-led forces withdrew from Afghanistan after 20 years of war, says it respects women’s rights in accordance with its strict interpretation of Islamic law United Nations: The UN envoy in Afghanistan warned on Wednesday that a Taliban administration crackdown on women’s rights is likely to lead to a drop in …

Afghanistan world’s most repressive country for women: U.N.
1 year, 9 months ago

Afghanistan world’s most repressive country for women: U.N.

The Hindu  

Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the country has become the most repressive in the world for women and girls, deprived of many of their basic rights, the United Nations said on Wednesday. In a statement released on International Women's Day, the U.N. mission said that Afghanistan's new rulers have shown an almost “singular focus on imposing rules that leave …

International Women’s Day: The exclusion of Afghanistan’s women
1 year, 9 months ago

International Women’s Day: The exclusion of Afghanistan’s women

Al Jazeera  

Eighty percent of school-aged Afghan girls and young women – totalling 2.5 million people – continue to be out of school. The United Nations on Wednesday said Afghanistan under the Taliban government is the “most repressive country in the world” for women’s rights, with authorities effectively trapping women and girls in their homes. “It has been distressing to witness their …

Afghanistan Famine: Millions of Afghans may starve to death, warns UN
1 year, 10 months ago

Afghanistan Famine: Millions of Afghans may starve to death, warns UN

Firstpost  

Kabul: Ravaged by around four decades of war, Afghanistan is now being stalked by famine amidst a severe winter. With Afghanistan facing a severe humanitarian crisis amid ongoing political chaos and an unstable security situation under the Taliban regime, the United Nations has warned that two-thirds of the Afghan population are facing extreme hunger and are in urgent need of …

International Education Day 2023: Education for girls in Afghanistan remains a dream amid 3-decade conflict
1 year, 11 months ago

International Education Day 2023: Education for girls in Afghanistan remains a dream amid 3-decade conflict

India TV News  

International Education Day 2023: Landlocked, mountainous, culturally rich, multi-ethnic and many more adjectives you can find to introduce Afghanistan. Forbidding girls to go to schools and pursue higher education in Afghanistan is nothing new to the world. Today we are celebrating the fifth International Education Day, but crying and weeping women for their educational rights is the reality of Afghanistan …

UN’s top woman in Afghanistan for talks on Taliban crackdown
1 year, 11 months ago

UN’s top woman in Afghanistan for talks on Taliban crackdown

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The highest-ranking woman in the United Nations arrived in Kabul on Tuesday at the head of a delegation promoting the rights of women and girls, a response to the recent crackdown by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers. Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, a former Nigerian Cabinet minister and a Muslim, was joined by Sima Bahous, executive director of UN Women, …

Explained: How Taliban’s move to bar women from NGOs worsens the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained: How Taliban’s move to bar women from NGOs worsens the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan

Firstpost  

The latest ban is another signal that the Taliban leadership is determined to reinstitute the hard-line rule that the group maintained during its first stretch in power in the 1990s The Afghan government on Saturday barred women from working in local and international humanitarian organisations, officials said, a move that threatens billions of dollars of aid that has kept Afghanistan …

4 NGOs suspend work in Afghanistan after Taliban bar women
1 year, 11 months ago

4 NGOs suspend work in Afghanistan after Taliban bar women

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Four major international aid groups on Sunday suspended their operations in Afghanistan following a decision by the country’s Taliban rulers to ban women from working at non-governmental organizations. “We have complied with all cultural norms and we simply can’t work without our dedicated female staff, who are essential for us to access women who are in desperate …

Taliban fighters point guns at Afghan women, tell them to go home after university ban
2 years ago

Taliban fighters point guns at Afghan women, tell them to go home after university ban

India Today  

Taliban fighters are pointing guns at young Afghan women and telling them to go home after they enforced a country-wide university ban this week. pic.twitter.com/TawZk8iFE6 — Shabnam Nasimi December 22, 2022 Now, Taliban fighters are taking to the streets and pointing guns at young women and forcing them to walk back home from universities, The Independent reported. “A female student …

Taliban heap another injustice on women
2 years ago

Taliban heap another injustice on women

Hindustan Times  

If there is one demographic that has suffered the most brutal oppression since the Taliban swept to power in Afghanistan last year, it is women, with indignity and injustice heaped upon them, time after time. Soon after the chaotic American exit and the shock collapse of Kabul in September 2021, women were pushed out of government and public policy roles, …

Timeline: Taliban crackdown on Afghan women’s education, rights
2 years ago

Timeline: Taliban crackdown on Afghan women’s education, rights

Al Jazeera  

Group has backtracked on promises to guarantee certain rights for girls and women since its return to power last year. May 2022: Stay at home Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhunzada orders women on May 7 to fully cover themselves, including their faces, in public and generally stay at home. August 2022: Protests break out Taliban fighters beat women protesters chanting …

Empowering Afghan Women and Their Civil Resistance
2 years, 2 months ago

Empowering Afghan Women and Their Civil Resistance

The Diplomat  

After the Taliban’s return to power in 2021, the international community lost everything that it had invested in the last two decades in Afghanistan. The military resistance on the ground, supported by neighboring countries, and the international community’s stance against the Taliban’s strict rules gave Afghan women hope for resistance. Some Survival Strategies To support Afghan women who still fight …

‘My sister had dreams’: Mourning after school blast in Kabul
2 years, 2 months ago

‘My sister had dreams’: Mourning after school blast in Kabul

Al Jazeera  

At least 38 were killed and 82 wounded in an attack on an education centre where the majority of victims were young women. “I condemn today’s horrific attack,” Richard Bennett, UN special rapporteur for Afghanistan, said in a tweet on Friday. “Onslaught on education for Hazaras and Shia must end.” While no group has claimed responsibility, the local ISIL affiliate, …

Kabul attack: Death toll rises to 35 mostly ‘girls, young women’
2 years, 2 months ago

Kabul attack: Death toll rises to 35 mostly ‘girls, young women’

Al Jazeera  

Dozens of women have protested to call for more protection for the ethnic Hazara community in the wake of the attack. The death toll from a suicide bombing at an education centre in the Afghan capital has risen to 35, according to the United Nations mission to the country, as women reportedly took to the streets to protest against the …

‘I want to leave more than ever’: A year after U.S. pullout, Kabul is a city in despair
2 years, 3 months ago

‘I want to leave more than ever’: A year after U.S. pullout, Kabul is a city in despair

LA Times  

Standing on the side of a mud-crusted street by a sewage canal, Shafiullah heaved a 110-pound bag of flour into the trunk of his battered Toyota Corolla and sighed. “She can’t go to school,” Husseini said, gesturing at her sister, who stood silently by her side. Yes, there are less intihaari bombings because the Taliban themselves were the intihaaris and …

‘My Hope Died Forever’: Taliban Restrictions Are Forcing Afghan Women Out Of The Workforce
2 years, 4 months ago

‘My Hope Died Forever’: Taliban Restrictions Are Forcing Afghan Women Out Of The Workforce

Huff Post  

In this picture taken on July 30, 2022, shampoo factory worker Robina, 40, poses for a portrait in Kandahar. “This results from the Taliban’s strict interpretation of Islam, which forbids ‘women in the position of judgment and authority’ and ‘women’s legal guardianship over men.’” Over the past 12 months since the Taliban came to power, human rights violations against women …

One year on – the day I fled the Taliban
2 years, 4 months ago

One year on – the day I fled the Taliban

The Telegraph  

The government minister Rangina Hamidi, photographed by Stephen Ross Goldstein ‘I imagined grabbing a knife and killing my daughter Zara, then myself. ‘If the Taliban come here, they’ll kill us,’ they told me, and I knew they were right. Afghan refugees crouch in a group as British military secure the perimeter outside the Baron Hotel, near the Abbey Gate, in …

Afghanistan marks 1 year since Taliban seizure as woes mount
2 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan marks 1 year since Taliban seizure as woes mount

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban on Monday marked a year since they seized the Afghan capital in a rapid takeover that triggered a hasty escape of the nation’s Western-backed leaders, sent the economy into a tailspin and fundamentally transformed the country. While the Afghan people are known for their resilience and ability to survive, he said, unfortunately “negative coping strategies” …

Increased security but little hope as Taliban mark year in power in Afghanistan
2 years, 4 months ago

Increased security but little hope as Taliban mark year in power in Afghanistan

India Today  

The Taliban and their supporters waved the group's black and white flag on the streets of Afghanistan on Monday to celebrate a year since they marched into the capital and took power after a stunning series of battlefield victories. In the 12 months since the United States' chaotic withdrawal, some Afghans have welcomed improved security but struggled with poverty, drought, …

Afghanistan marks 1 year since Taliban seizure as woes mount
2 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan marks 1 year since Taliban seizure as woes mount

The Hindu  

The Taliban on Monday marked a year since they seized the Afghan capital of Kabul, a rapid takeover that triggered a hasty escape of the nation's Western-backed leaders, sent the economy into a tailspin and fundamentally transformed the country. One small group marched past the former U.S. Embassy, chanting “Long live Islam” and “Death to America.” A year after the …

The things they carried when they fled Afghanistan
2 years, 4 months ago

The things they carried when they fled Afghanistan

LA Times  

Last year, two decades after the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan, they were finally leaving. “I interviewed many, many people with this recorder, including a mother in Herat whose son was hanged” in Iran, he said. “Once I get my papers, then I can easily travel around Europe, but my focus would be on working to try to tell people’s stories,” …

Column: Kabul’s fall was a debacle, but long-term impact hasn’t been as catastrophic as feared
2 years, 4 months ago

Column: Kabul’s fall was a debacle, but long-term impact hasn’t been as catastrophic as feared

LA Times  

Taliban fighters take over Kabul International Airport last August and inspect equipment left behind after the U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan. One year ago, as President Biden was withdrawing the last American troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban swept into Kabul and abruptly brought a 20-year, $2.3-trillion U.S. war to an ignominious end. It was Biden’s worst foreign policy failure, and …

Op-Ed: What does Afghanistan look like after one year of Taliban rule?
2 years, 4 months ago

Op-Ed: What does Afghanistan look like after one year of Taliban rule?

LA Times  

One year after the United States withdrew from Afghanistan, the country is an even more dangerous place. With the Taliban back in power since mid-August of last year, and its Al Qaeda allies getting a new lease on life, the situation in Afghanistan will get worse before it gets better. As Afghanistan becomes more of a permissive environment for terrorist …

Taliban disperses Afghan women’s march for ‘work and freedom’
2 years, 4 months ago

Taliban disperses Afghan women’s march for ‘work and freedom’

Al Jazeera  

Female demonstrators carrying a banner that read ‘August 15 is a black day’ demand rights to work and political participation. Despite the pledges made when it retook power, the Taliban has limited Afghan women’s rights, including keeping high school girl students out of school. Brave women of #Afghanistan continue to protest against the strict Taliban rule on the streets of …

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