Prof Vrinda Narain: uncertain times for Afghan women - a podcast by RNZ

from 2021-08-21T08:30

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Concerns are high for the women of Afghanistan following the Taliban's swift takeover of the Middle Eastern country.  Professor Vrinda Narain says women were subjected to persistent human rights violations under the Taliban's brutal rule between 1996 and 2001 and, despite claims they've changed their stance on women's rights, the Taliban's efforts to commit thousands of women to sexual slavery demonstrate quite the opposite.

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