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Background Reading:

• “At Gunpoint, Afghan Women Protest in Front of The Taliban: ‘A Cabinet Without Women Is a Loser,'” Makhfi Azizi, Ms. Magazine, Sept. 8, 2021.
• “The Women in the Room: A Ms. Conversation With Afghan Peace Negotiators Fawzia Koofi and Fatima Gailani,” Renee Montagne, Ms. Magazine, Jun. 24, 2021.
• “The Threat Facing Women Journalists in Afghanistan: ‘Left High and Dry,'” Juliet Schulman-Hall, Ms. Magazine, Aug. 26, 2021.
• “Support for Afghan Refugees Is Both Popular and ‘a Moral Obligation,’” Roxy Szal, Ms. Magazine,

Transcript:

Michele Goodwin:

Welcome to “On the Issues with Michele Goodwin” at Ms. magazine, a show where we report, rebel and you know we tell it like it is. On this show, we center your concerns about rebuilding our nation and advancing the promise of equality. Join me as we tackle the most compelling issues of our times, including, on today’s show, reflecting on 9/11 20 years later. 

What’s happening now, in Afghanistan? My guests on today’s show are brave. These are women, some who are anonymous, who had agreed to come on to the show, but after the Taliban takeover, could no longer. For example, there’s Anne. That’s not her real name, but it’s the name, out of her security and safety, that we give to her. She wrote to me after agreeing to talk: “Hi, Michelle, I’m not able to. The Taliban control communications, it will be dangerous.”

Another, I’ll call her Teresa: “I cannot talk right now. I’ll let you know if things change.” These are women active in women’s rights and girls’ rights, who had agreed to come on to the show, but after the Taliban takeover in their region to Kabul no longer felt that they co

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