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was receiving chilling reports, with mounting violations against women and girls. joining me now is nivi manchanda, author of the book imagining afghanistan: the history and politic of imperial knowledge . she s currently in delhi. great to have you on newsday. i know your work is focused on women and afghanistan. we re already getting reports of women being somewhat erased from public life in afghanistan. i ve heard of no more female broadcasters on some local tv stations for instance. how much do you think life might change under the taliban for women? you think life might change under the taliban for women? thank you. i think it is inevitable the taliban for women? thank you. i think it is inevitable that the taliban for women? thank you. i think it is inevitable that for - the taliban for women? thank you. i think it is inevitable that for some i think it is inevitable that for some women and afghanistan, life will get
of liberation we should look for. how much do you believe them? it’s how much do you believe them? it s ve how much do you believe them? it s very hard for me to say, and i suppose my guess would be as good as yours. if the taliban want to be considered legitimate government internationally, we can hope this will be the case. i still think that the bigger question is about women s freedom for local oppression and intervention. this is what women themselves, and affect especially feminist organisations have been arguing for decades. 0bviously, feminist organisations have been arguing for decades. obviously, this is a sad day for that. ihlizfi. arguing for decades. obviously, this is a sad day for that. is a sad day for that. nivi, i know we talk about is a sad day for that. nivi, i know we talk about this is a sad day for that. nivi, i know we talk about this a is a sad day for that. nivi, i know we talk about this a lot, - is a sad day for that. nivi, i know we talk about t
got involved? so, this is an academic got involved? so, this is an academic second-hand - got involved? so, this is an - academic second-hand accounts. i academic second hand accounts. i think life was extremely difficult. the taliban are authoritarian and misogynistic. but there were many other practices poverty, war, no access to hospital, low sanitation, all under the taliban. life did change after the us invasion. some important advances were made in women s rights, which definitely should be spawned at. women s lives are not. they don t exist in a vacuum. the us invasion caused a lot of civilian deaths and failed to build a proper government structure. life did change, but not for everyone, and certainly not enough to celebrate. misti everyone, and certainly not enough to celebrate- everyone, and certainly not enough to celebrate. . ., ., ., ., to celebrate. nivi manchanda, author ofthe to celebrate. nivi manchanda, author of the book imagining to celebrate. nivi manchanda,