M arzia has dedicated the past decade to treating some of Kabul's poorest women, but the midwife has now packed up her stethoscope along with a few precious photos, ahead of leaving Afghanistan with her husband and son. The health worker is part of a major brain drain of professional women - entrepreneurs, lawyers, scientists, journalists and more - that many predict will set
The Colorado Business Roundtable will host a free webinar next Wednesday titled "Women’s Entrepreneurship in Afghanistan: Past Progress and Painful Predictions."
Why are the Taliban stripping away so many of Afghan women’s hard-won freedoms?
That may seem like a facetious question. When the Taliban ruled the country in the 1990s, after all, their regime was known for having some of the world’s harshest restrictions on women. The group still adheres to a fundamentalist vision of Islamic society.
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