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100 Turbulent Years: The Battle For Afghan Women's Rights Since Independence


100 Turbulent Years: The Battle For Afghan Women's Rights Since Independence
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When Afghanistan declared full independence from Britain 100 years ago, some women also gained new freedoms, including access to education. But the regimes that followed have swung between extremes, both repressing and then promoting women's rights. Now, with peace talks under way with the Taliban, there's fear the pendulum could swing once more, with hard-won freedoms being rolled back.

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