The Taliban Promised to Honor Women's Rights. They Lied.

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Politics, News, News Commentary

4.6 • 656 Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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When they came to power in August, the Taliban assured the international community that the status of Afghan women would be secure. The opposite has been true: women are being erased from public life. They are restricted from working outside the home. If they travel more than 45 miles from their house, they must be accompanied by a male relative. Girls no longer have access to secondary education. More recently, the Taliban has decreed that women should be covered from head to toe when in public. We’ll look at the latest in Afghanistan, the status of its women and girls, and answer your questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:53.6	Coming up on forum, the situation in Afghanistan,
0:57.1	with an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation, a crippling drought and deepening oppression
1:03.0	of women and girls. In recent weeks, the Taliban have abandoned any appearance of moderation
1:07.9	and barred girls from attending secondary school, ordered women
1:11.4	to cover themselves from head to toe, and restricted their ability to work or move freely.
1:16.8	We look at the spiraling challenges before the Afghan people after this news. This is Forum. I'm Mina Kim.
1:39.9	When they seize power in August, the Taliban assured the international community
1:43.8	that women would not lose their rights in Afghanistan.
1:47.0	The opposite has been true. Women say they're being erased from public life.
1:52.0	Girls no longer have access to education beyond sixth grade. Women are restricted from working outside the home.
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