Afghan women need help to sustain fragile gains

By Trudy Rubin / The Bulletin
November 15, 2009

HERAT, Afghanistan — I came to this city of clean, tree-lined streets, near the Iranian border, to write about Afghan women.

The subjugation of women under the Taliban, who forbade them to work, attend school, or leave home without a male relative, once galvanized Americans’ emotions. The....

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