Belquis Ahmadi on Afghanistan a Year After the Taliban Takeover

August 30, 2022 00:10:45
Belquis Ahmadi on Afghanistan a Year After the Taliban Takeover
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Belquis Ahmadi on Afghanistan a Year After the Taliban Takeover

Aug 30 2022 | 00:10:45

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Show Notes

A year on, the situation in Afghanistan is "looking really grim" as women and girls have lost the gains made over the past two decades and the country’s humanitarian crisis continues to spiral, says USIP’s Belquis Ahmadi.  "The Taliban are trying to erase women from society."

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