The Taliban have seized control of Afghanistan. What does that mean for women and girls?
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A female journalist receives a call warning that they "will come soon." A woman lawmaker sits and waits for her killers. A little girl wonders how much longer her school gates will remain open.
For Afghanistan's women and girls, this is the terrifying uncertainty they now find themselves in. As Taliban leaders tell international media they "don't want women to be victimized," a more sinister reality is unfolding on the ground.
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