Being a woman under the new Taliban
The Story
The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 15 February 2022
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Today marks six months since the fall of Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, to the Taliban. They now control the entire country and life there has transformed beyond recognition. So what is it like being a woman in the new Afghanistan? A young doctor tells us her story.
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Guests:
- Christina Lamb, chief foreign correspondent, The Sunday Times.
- Charlie Faulkner, reporter, The Times.
- A young Afghan female doctor.
Host: Manveen Rana.
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| 0:00.0 | We'll not conduct a hasty rush to the exit. |
| 0:05.0 | We'll do it, we'll do it responsibly, deliberately and safely. |
| 0:11.0 | Six months ago, as Western troops rapidly withdrew, |
| 0:15.0 | Kabul and soon the rest of Afghanistan fell. |
| 0:19.0 | In August, Taliban were kicking every provinces. |
| 0:24.0 | We've just heard moments ago that the government in Farrah has now surrendered |
| 0:29.0 | to the Taliban. |
| 0:30.0 | The terror group had earlier captured the Badgeez province. |
| 0:33.0 | The group's forces gained momentum overnight and claimed parts of the Bada sh-shan province. |
| 0:38.0 | But we were so much confident that we didn't think that they will take Kabul. |
| 0:45.0 | The sudden capture of the country's capital has shocked the world |
| 0:48.0 | and caused Bedlam this morning at the Kabul Airport where thousands of Afghans |
| 0:52.0 | are struggling to get on the next plane out. |
| 0:56.0 | Those of us who were staying, you know, |
| 0:59.0 | we got ready for kind of anything really. |
| 1:01.0 | We could have been all out warfare. |
| 1:03.0 | It was so unexpected everyone was panicking. |
| 1:06.0 | The scary part was not known what was going to happen. |
| 1:12.0 | I find it hard to think of really any other story that I've covered |
| 1:16.0 | where things have changed so quickly, so much for the worse. |
| 1:21.0 | It's been like six months that I'm at home. |
| 1:25.0 | I tried to raise my voice in protests. |
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