EP 130: The Taliban's War Against Women
Sep 22, 2024•16 min
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Episode description
If you are a woman in Afghanistan, outside your home you cannot sing and you cannot speak. You cannot show your face, and you cannot study (beyond grade six). You cannot work and you cannot go to the salon, if there were any salons to go to (because they've been shut down). These are just a few of the many things that you cannot do.
In 2021, the Taliban captured Afghanistan. In the three years since their takeover, they've systemically erased women's rights and freedom - if you are a woman in Afghanistan, you cannot be seen and you cannot be heard. And if you are...
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