What’s life like as a woman under the Taliban? | The Economist

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What’s life like as a woman in Afghanistan under the Taliban? Tom Sasse, The Economist’s South Asia bureau chief, has just returned from a 1,000km road trip across Afghanistan where he met women and girls who live under Taliban rule. He discusses what he heard with The Economist’s editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes. #afghanista #women #education #girls #politics Watch the full show: http://bit.ly/4wtFom8 Sign up to the Insider newsletter: https://econ.st/4nOyzIb Subscribe to The Economist: https://www.economist.com/subscribe Download our app: https://www.economist.com/get-the-app Follow The Economist on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theeconomist/ Follow The Economist on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEconomist Follow The Economist on X: https://x.com/TheEconomist

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