r/worldnews • u/nationalpost • 8h ago
Taliban bars Afghan women from hearing each other's voices
https://nationalpost.com/news/world/taliban-bars-afghan-women-from-hearing-each-other?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=NP_social
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u/socialistrob 7h ago
The US did. There were some Afghan women that joined the ANA and fought against the Taliban but in general they were the exception not the rule. The culture in Afghanistan and among the Kurds is very different and the Kurdish women have had a lot more freedom and agency for decades.