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Afghan women, girls struggle for rights amid Taliban control

Women, girls struggle for basic rights in Afghanistan one year after the Taliban takeover

08/15/2022

PBS News Hour

Afghan women, girls struggle for rights amid Taliban control

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Women, girls struggle for basic rights in Afghanistan one year after the Taliban takeover

It was a year ago on Monday that the Taliban completed its conquest of Afghanistan, capturing Kabul and sending the nation into yet another spiral of turmoil after the chaotic withdrawal of the U.S. and NATO allies. Now, one year on, we begin a series looking back at life under Taliban rule with the plight of Afghan women and girls, whose freedoms have been snatched away. Jane Ferguson reports.

08/15/2022

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