What happens to Afghanistan's female judges?
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 7 December 2021
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
For years, Afghanistan’s female judges worked at the highest levels of the judiciary, sentencing members of the Taliban, Isis and Al-Qaeda. Since the Taliban swept to power this summer, they’ve been in hiding, in fear for their lives. Where do they go now? What does the British government, and the rest of the world owe these women?
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Host: Manveen Rana.
Guests:
- Jane Mulkerrins, Associate Editor, The Times Magazine.
- Zainab, Afghan judge.
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| 1:09.0 | market risk. For years, Afghanistan's female judges were at the top of their profession, |
| 1:19.1 | putting members of the Taliban, ISIS and al-Qaeda behind bars. |
| 1:23.8 | It wasn't a job in the sense of being a judge here is a job. I think it was a real commitment |
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