Afghan women

The Documentary Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Since the Taliban returned to power some 18 months ago, women in Afghanistan have been removed from nearly all areas of public life. They are barred from secondary schools, universities and most workplaces and cannot even socialise in public parks. As Afghanistan faces a growing humanitarian crisis, we bring together three students in the country to share their experiences of life under Taliban rule. We catch up with three young women who used to compete in Afghanistan. Footballer, Najma, tells us that in the country many girls wish they had been born boys. We speak to two politicians who had fled the country when the Taliban returned to power.

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0:00.0	The comb is the podcast that seeks out stories and voices from across Africa,
0:05.0	but otherwise might go unheard.
0:07.0	The comb.
0:08.0	Each week we focus on a single story that matters.
0:11.0	The comb.
0:12.0	Find out more at the end of this podcast.
0:16.0	Hello, I'm James Reynolds. Welcome to BBC OS Conversations with Afghan Women.
0:24.0	No education from the age of 13?
0:26.0	Effectively prevented from working and socializing in public.
0:29.0	This then is part of the reality for women living under the rule of the Taliban.
0:34.0	We hear from students unable to complete their studies,
0:38.0	from sports women building a new life abroad and from former MPs trying to raise awareness.
0:44.0	It just makes me cry when I can't do much.
0:47.0	It's so painful because I'm not helpful anymore and I feel embarrassed for this.
0:54.0	It's winter in Afghanistan.
0:59.0	Temperatures are well below freezing in much of the country.
1:02.0	The 40 million people living there face food shortages, erratic power supplies, mass unemployment.
1:09.0	The United Nations has warned of a deepening humanitarian crisis.
1:13.0	Let's hear a conversation then between three young women inside the country.
1:17.0	Now as I'm sure you'll understand, speaking to people in Afghanistan,
1:20.0	particularly women is difficult.
1:23.0	We've tried not to increase the risk to our guests to protect their identities.
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