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Aug 2022
26m 45s

Afghan women keep hope alive one year af...

CBC
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One year after the Taliban took over Kabul, Afghan-Canadian author Nahid Shahalimi says the voices of Afghan women are not being heard. In her new book, We Are Still Here: Afghan Women on Courage, Freedom, and the Fight to Be Heard, Shahalimi collects the stories and struggles of 13 female leaders whose hope for Afghanistan's future has not faded, despite se ... Show More
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