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Women in Afghanistan Worry Peace Accord With Taliban Could Cost Them Hard-Won Rights
In interviews with more than 15 Afghan womenâs rights leaders, we heard frustration over womenâs exclusion from the peace talks given that women are the main victims of Afghanistanâs 40-year conflict.
Afghan men carry the coffin of one of three female media workers who were shot and killed by unknown gunmen, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan March 3, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Parwiz
These are the latest victims on a long list of assassinations and attempted assassinations of female politicians and womenâs rights activists. Such attacks have intensified since the government began peace negotiations with the Taliban militant group in September 2020. In the past year, 17 human rights defenders have been killed in Afghanistan.
Afghan activist: Women s rights struggle ongoing republicworld.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from republicworld.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Prominent activist Sima Samar has been fighting for women’s rights in Afghanistan for the past 40 years. She believes her struggle is far from over especially at a time when violence is on the rise, peace talks between rival Afghan groups are stuck and the U.S. mulls a May departure from her country. Samar,…