What’s life like as a woman under the Taliban? | The Economist
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It’s been five years since Taliban rule descended on Afghanistan. The regime is one of the world’s most repressive for women and girls: girls are barred from education beyond the age of 11-12; women are banned from most jobs and public life, and the Taliban have passed a law which has, in effect, legalized child marriage. Tom Sasse, The Economist’s South Asia bureau chief, has just returned from a 1,000km road trip inside Afghanistan. He joins Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief, and a panel of expert journalists to discuss what the country is like today and whether there’s any hope that life for women and girls will improve any time soon. #afghanistan #taliban 00:00 - What’s life like as a woman under the Taliban? 01:31 - The secret Taliban divide about women’s rights 02:27 - What Tom heard on his visit to a madrassa 03:44 - The new laws making life worse for women in Afghanistan 04:35 - Who is Hibatullah Akhundzada and how strong is his grip on power? 05:27 - When will t
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