Now that the US has announced it will withdraw its troops from Afghanistan by September, women fear a return to the dark days of oppression and abuse under Taliban rule. Wazhma Frogh, a women’s rights advocate and the founder of the Research Institute for Women, Peace and Security talks with The World’s Carol Hills.
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