Every female senator calls on Biden to protect 'basic human rights' of Afghan women in wake of withdrawal
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Every female senator called on President Biden Thursday to establish "basic human rights" protections for women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover.
"Lacking a legitimate Afghan government and military forces to protect them, women and girls are now suffering the predations of a Taliban regime," said the letter, signed by the 22 other U.S. female senators. "Women have been the victims of targeted beatings and killings and are banned from leaving home without a male guardian."
Prior to the Taliban takeover, an estimated 3.5 million girls attended school while an additional 100,000 women were enrolled in universities in 2020.
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