Afghan women vow to resist Taliban rules
Published 09 Sep,2021 via Hürriyet Daily News - Some women in Afghanistan are determined to resist the Taliban’s strict rules as they anticipate that their rights and freedoms will be further confined.
Sitting for an interview at a restaurant in the capital, three Afghan women recalled life before the group seized power and voiced concern for their future and the future of their country. We held the interview in the “family” section of the restaurants since women are not allowed to sit at the same table with any man, who is not a family member.
Those three were among around 50 women, who last week staged a protest in Kabul but were brutally dispersed by Taliban fighters.
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