Listen to the voices of Afghan women
With the Taliban seizing control of Afghanistan after two decades, millions of Afghan girls and women are fearful, wondering what lies ahead. They had banked on a future with their fates tied to those of the United States and its NATO allies, but now those ties have been suddenly severed. The international community is looking away just as these women are looking for a lifeline.
I have spent years writing about Afghan women leading the push to make women’s voices heard. Girls learning coding, women starting businesses, girls dreaming of becoming engineers, lawyers and teachers. Their stories, so full of strength and hope, now are in danger of being crushed by the Taliban, as so many were when the Taliban last ruled.… Seguir leyendo »