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11:22 August 20th, 2009

Women’s refuge in Afghanistan

Posted by: Lucy Nicholson
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Patooni Muhanna, who works at a women’s shelter in Kabul, speaks about women’s rights since the fall of the Taliban. Patooni says that despite some positive changes, domestic violence and self-immolation are still concerns.

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