Women's Rights in Afghanistan

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Hosna Jalil is Afghanistan's deputy minister of women's affairs. She says restrictions on work are ridiculous because for 20-odd years, Afghan women did many types of jobs. Some Afghans have started to push back against these restrictions, including crucially men.

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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