Afghanistan protests
The Documentary Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 11 September 2021
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
The Taliban is stamping its authority on Afghanistan, and dealing forcefully with those demonstrating against the new regime. In recent days, the details of the new government's all-male cabinet have provoked some to take to the streets in protest. Host Karnie Sharp hears from people who have been caught up in the demonstrations. Two female medical professionals, a dentist and a doctor, describe how their working lives have changed, having been told they can no longer treat male patients - or even drive to their jobs. Another Afghan woman, a flight attendant, describes her late-night escape from the country.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello I'm Karnishar on the BBC World Service and this is BBC OS Conversations Afghanistan protests. |
| 0:07.0 | The Taliban is stamping its authority on the country. |
| 0:14.6 | We'll hear from some of those demonstrating against the new order and from female health |
| 0:18.8 | care workers unsure what the future holds for them. |
| 0:22.0 | Taliban didn't like that females trade males. |
| 0:25.0 | Just female should trade a female fashion. |
| 0:29.0 | And most of the patients are male. |
| 0:32.0 | Because of that, I can trade them. |
| 0:34.0 | It's not acceptable for me. |
| 0:36.0 | I want to work for all of the patients. |
| 0:41.0 | The Taliban has started to get on with running Afghanistan. |
| 0:44.5 | In recent days it has announced an interim government. |
| 0:48.0 | The details of an all-male cabinet provokes some to take to the streets in protest. Now we've been trying to piece |
| 0:54.4 | together a sense of the conversations and mood across Afghanistan. Some of this |
| 0:59.1 | has been through messages we have received from people in the country and we'll play you those shortly. |
| 1:04.0 | Another perspective we wanted to share was from those who are supportive of the Taliban |
| 1:09.0 | like this man who told us he's happy about the new men in power. |
| 1:12.0 | I feel great about the new men in power. I feel great about the new care taker |
| 1:16.1 | government. The transitions of governments from Ashrafani to the Taliban was |
| 1:21.8 | very much peaceful. I didn't expect this kind of smooth |
| 1:25.6 | transition. I, my family and other Afghans worried a lot that God forbid if Kabul and other big cities of Afghanistan turn to be |
| 1:37.4 | the second morsel of Iraq or Raka of Syria, what will be our fate? |
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