In Afghanistan, women has never had anything equal to men. Most of the funding for these international NGOs are coming from democratic countries. Do you have family in Afghanistan that depend on these NGOs? I do. And you still believe that what it's going to take is everybody essentially needs to take this hit so that the men will stand up. If aid organizations stop providing services to both men and women, the men will eventually have to say something.
When the Taliban took power, it promised a place for women in its new Afghanistan. Now, hardliners are embracing policies that do the opposite.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.
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