Taliban crackdown on women’s rights is ‘heartbreaking’, says former Afghan MP

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Former Afghan MP Fawzia Koofi tells cathynewman the Taliban’s renewed crackdown on women’s rights in the country is “heartbreaking” - as dozens of women take to the streets in Kabul to protest against further restrictions on their freedom.

We began by asking her to give a sense of the courage of the women protesting this week.

 

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cathynewman Let's send the troops back in then eh!...then you can go back to reporting how our soldiers a abusing peoples rights..make your minds up..ffs

lynbrownmp cathynewman Taliban has a fear factor inbred against women. The inability the men have is shown up by taking Afghanistan & unable to run a country as needed western world’s aid! But will steal the funds & the ppl of tht country will b either killed for insignificant reasons or starve.

DAaronovitch cathynewman Why so little info about women's rights in the Gulf states? Or are we only concerned about US adversaries?

cathynewman An incredible crime by Joe Biden.

cathynewman Probably correct in the western, liberalised metropolis but had much changed outside the precincts of Kabul?

cathynewman seems like it's been cut off on the final question and extremely short overall

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