Aug 17, 2021

Taliban control could erase decades of progress for Afghan women

A social worker address Afghan women gathered at a hall in Kabul on Aug. 2, 2021. SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images

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Afghan women stand to lose 20 years of gains as Taliban seize control

by Mitchell Hartman

Aug 17, 2021

The last time the fundamentalists were in power, they banned education for girls and women.

A social worker address Afghan women gathered at a hall in Kabul on Aug. 2, 2021.

SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images

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