No right left: Afghanistan’s oppressed women
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The Economist
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🗓️ 25 September 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Even before last month’s revised religious rules, Afghanistan’s women were being crushed under the Taliban’s thumb. Now they cannot even so much as raise their voices. While other countries try to crimp the flow of cheap Chinese electric cars, Britain is welcoming them—for now (9:55). And why the French have at last come to appreciate “Emily in Paris” (16:12).
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