Despite being permitted to protest, some women said they remained in fear of the TalibanKABUL - Dozens of women protested Thursday in Afghanistan's capital, demanding the right to education, jobs, and political representation from the Taliban government.
"Food, careers, and freedom," participants chanted, while others held placards demanding women get political posts. The Taliban have pledged a softer rule, compared with their first stint in power in the 1990s, but women are still largely excluded from government employment and secondary school education.
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