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Life as a woman under Taliban rule

How are Afghanistan’s women and girls coping with harsh new restrictions?

How are Afghanistan’s women and girls coping with harsh new restrictions? When the Taliban took back power in 2021, it promised to uphold women’s rights with the limits of what it called “Islamic law”. But officials have placed strict limits on women’s education, employment opportunities, dress codes and, now, even the volume at which they speak.

In this episode, Katya Adler speaks to the ѿý’s South Asia Correspondent Yogita Limaye, who has been interviewing Afghan women about their feelings of hopelessness, the state crackdown on protests and a growing mental health crisis.

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Producers: Peter Goffin and Eleanor Sly.

Sound Engineers: Hannah Montgomery and Rohan Madison.

Assistant Editor: Sergi Forcada Freixas.

Senior News Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith.

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