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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Oct 9 — Afghan student Fauzia used to make ends meet voicing ads on a radio station in the Taliban heartland of Kandahar, but that came to an abrupt end when the Islamists swept to power in August. Their order was clear: no female voices on the air. Afghanistan’s new...

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Oct 9 — Afghan student Fauzia used to make ends meet voicing ads on a radio station in the Taliban heartland of Kandahar, but that came to an abrupt end when the Islamists swept to power in August.Afghanistan’s new rulers have promised more moderate governance than their last stint in power, when women were all but barred from work and education, and prohibited from leaving the house unchaperoned.

The 20-year-old medical student’s situation has become increasingly desperate after losing her income from radio ads — Fauzia and her four younger siblings are orphans, and she is struggling to put food on the table. So far, “we haven’t banned anything for women”, Mullah Noor Ahmad Saeed, a Taliban official in Kandahar province, toldBut many are sceptical.

Zohra, a mathematics major in her 20s who asked not to use her real name, is among the students staying away, her fear compounded by rumours of a looming violent Taliban crackdown.For many women, the ability to work is crucial now more than ever as Afghanistan suffers a worsening economic crisis.

 

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