On August 15th 2021 the Taliban walked into Kabul and seized control of the capital without firing a shot. Time stood still, as many Afghans were transported to a past era when the Taliban stripped women and girls of their rights.
Four years later and time remains frozen. Secondary schools have not reopened for teenage girls. Women are banned from going to university, going to work, even going out in public.
In this episode of The Weekend Intelligence, Neggeen Sadid talks to three young women who used to dream of building a life in their own country. Now they only dream of leaving. Because, for most women in Afghanistan, to want anything at all is to want to get out.
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