'This is our homeland': Women plead for basic rights in Afghanistan

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KABUL: As the Taliban increasingly excludes women from public life in Afghanistan, some are determined to speak out despite the threat of retribution from the hardline Islamist group.

in Afghanistan, some are determined to speak out despite the threat of retribution from the hardline Islamist group.

They have promised to change, saying they would respect women's rights within the framework of Islamic sharia law, but many remain sceptical.

 

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