Topic: [The Guardian] Taliban rule in Afghanistan, one year on: ‘Women don’t want to stay here’ – photo essay (Read 1952 times)

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Taliban rule in Afghanistan, one year on: ‘Women don’t want to stay here’ – photo essay

It’s been a year since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. The photojournalist Stefanie Glinski has been in the country since then, charting the rise of the Islamic emirate and the effect on the population

Sitting on a thin mat, a plastic tarpaulin propped up above her head, offering an escape from Kabul’s summer sun, Sabsa Gul is reading women’s palms. She’s a fortune teller, mostly giving marriage or job advice, though lately discussion topics have changed, the 40-year-old says.

“Women are now asking me to help them leave the country. They don’t want to stay in Afghanistan any longer.”

Offices of the former government in Herat are now controlled by the Taliban.

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Topic: [The Guardian] Taliban rule in Afghanistan, one year on: ‘Women don’t want to stay here’ – photo essay (Read 1952 times)

[The Guardian] Taliban rule in Afghanistan, one year on: ‘Women don’t want to stay here’ – photo essay

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