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Tourists are trickling into Afghanistan and the Taliban government is eager to welcome them
Group and solo travelers are trickling into Afghanistan by plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles. And the country ...
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In Afghanistan, families are forced to sell children to survive. Trump’s USAID cuts will be devastating - The Conversation
The US has donated nearly US$4 billion to Afghanistan since the Taliban came into power. Gutting USAID will have enormous consequences for women and children.
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Can’t work, sing, travel, study: All the ways the Taliban are restricting lives of women in Afghanistan - The Independent
A female cat has more rights than a woman in Afghanistan, Hollywood star Meryl Streep said in September, speaking at an event on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
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'I just felt desperate to do something': Jennifer Lawrence and Malala on their film about the Afghan women fighting back - BBC
In September, Meryl Streep told a UN General Assembly event that a cat had more rights than a woman living in Afghanistan, because a cat may go out "and feel the Sun on her face".
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The declining fortunes of Afghanistan’s women - Lowy Institute
More than three years after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, the rights of women and girls have plummeted in the country. While the international community has watched the dire situation ...
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Meryl Streep Goes Viral For U.N. Speech Declaring That ‘A Female Cat Has More Freedoms Than A Woman’ In Afghanistan - uInterview
Actress Meryl Streep declared that cats, squirrels and birds are granted more freedom than women in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. After the Taliban took control of power in Afghanistan in August 2021 ...
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Afghan Women Find Glimmer of Hope in International Efforts to Bring Taliban to Justice for Gender Apartheid - JURIST - Commentary - Legal News & Commentary
The Taliban’s systematic gender apartheid has dehumanized women to the point where our condition is comparable to that of animals. As Streep noted, “A squirrel has more rights than a girl in ...
The Diplomat9mon
Afghanistan’s Reckoning Moment in the Fight for Women’s Rights
Last week at the United Nations General Assembly, some extra star power was in the air. Academy award-winning actress and activist Meryl Streep spoke passionately on the sidelines to support the ...
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Meryl Streep Takes on the Taliban: Highlight the Condition of Afghan Women
American actor Meryl Streep addressed the United Nations General Assembly and showed solidarity with Afghan women and girls. She said that a squirrel has more rights than a girl in Afghanistan. Here ...
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Meryl Streep Takes on the Taliban: Highlight the Condition of Afghan Women - MSN
American actor Meryl Streep addressed the United Nations General Assembly and showed solidarity with Afghan women and girls. She said that a squirrel has more rights than a girl in Afghanistan ...
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Meryl Streep slams oppressive Taliban regime - The Express Tribune
The move follows calls to end the Taliban regime's severe restrictions on women, with American actor Meryl Streep saying at a UN women's rights event in New York earlier this week that a "squirrel ...
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‘The erasure of an entire gender’: Meryl Streep, Fawzia Koofi and Habiba Sarabi on women’s rights in Afghanistan - MSN
Christiane Amanpour speaks with actor and activist Meryl Streep, former MP and negotiator Fawzia Koofi, and former governor Habiba Sarabi, about the new film “The Sharp Edge of Peace” and the ...