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Fri Nov 29, 2019, 10:37 PM Nov 2019

As Taliban peace talks resume, what's at stake for Afghan women? - PBS NewsHour

During his surprise Thanksgiving trip to Afghanistan, President Trump announced he had restarted talks with the Taliban. The ability of the conflict-wracked nation to achieve peace is at stake -- but so is progress for women, who could not work, study or even leave home unescorted under Taliban rule. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson reports on the outlook for women's health and education there.

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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/as-taliban-peace-talks-resume-whats-at-stake-for-afghan-women

Really heartbreaking


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As Taliban peace talks resume, what's at stake for Afghan women? - PBS NewsHour (Original Post) question everything Nov 2019 OP
Thanks for the heads-up! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2019 #1
Afghanistan in the old days. braddy Nov 2019 #2

CaliforniaPeggy

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1. Thanks for the heads-up!
Fri Nov 29, 2019, 10:46 PM
Nov 2019

Our PBS Newshour is recording right now, and I'll watch it later.

The Afghan Women story is one I'm very interested in.

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