France evacuates Afghan women 'threatened by Taliban'

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 05, 2023 12:03 am

PARIS: France on Monday was due to receive five Afghan women 'threatened by the Taliban' after repeated requests that it create a humanitarian corridor for women shut out of public life, an official said.

Since returning to power in August 2021, Taliban authorities have imposed a strict interpretation of Islam, with women bearing the brunt of laws the United Nations has described as 'gender apartheid.'

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