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Afghan women interviewed about current talks between the government and the Taliban say, ‘There is no going back.’ Taliban fundamentalist rule in the 1990s forced women into poverty and subservience.
Because the Taliban’s insurgency is so well financed, the Afghan government must spend enormous sums on war, too. A peace accord would free up funds for basic services, economic development and more.
In February, the US signed an accord with the Taliban to end the Afghanistan War. Now Taliban insurgents are meeting with the Afghan government – but peace remains an uncertain outcome.
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Professor of Anthropology, Emerita, Concordia University
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Director, Center for Afghanistan Studies, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Education and Outreach Program Coordinator, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Associate Professor of International Affairs, George Washington University
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Director, Gender Equality Initiative in International Affairs and Associate Professor of Practice, Elliott School, George Washington University
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Associate Professor of International Relations and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Agnes Scott College
