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For Women, ‘A Very Different Afghanistan’

For Women, ‘A Very Different Afghanistan’

FromThe FRONTLINE Dispatch


For Women, ‘A Very Different Afghanistan’

FromThe FRONTLINE Dispatch

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Length:
12 minutes
Released:
May 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In the third and final installment of the documentary series America and the Taliban, FRONTLINE looks at the months leading up to the Taliban takeover and the consequences of the group’s return to power — including the return of harsh restrictions for women.  

In this episode of The FRONTLINE Dispatch podcast, released on World Press Freedom Day, filmmakers Marcela Gaviria and Martin Smith joined host Raney Aronson-Rath to share observations from their reporting on the ground about the reversal of women’s rights in Afghanistan.

“It just feels like half the population is in hiding,” Gaviria told Aronson-Rath. “And that might be a bit of an exaggeration, but it does feel like you can sense the fear among so many women, and fear for their future and the future of their children.”

This is part two of Raney Aronson-Rath’s conversation with Gaviria and Smith about America and the Taliban. You can hear more from Gaviria and Smith on the previous episode of The FRONTLINE Dispatch. Watch all three parts of America and the Taliban on FRONTLINE’s website, FRONTLINE’s YouTube channel, and the PBS App. 

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Released:
May 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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