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The Taliban have used violence against protesters, including using pepper spray.
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Taliban soldiers stand guard as women carry placards during a rally in Kabul, Afghanistan. All photos: EPA
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Afghan women activists demand food, jobs and education for girls during a protest in Kabul.
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Afghan women demonstrate during a rally in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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The Taliban have banned women from work and girls from secondary schools. EPA
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Women carry placards during a rally in Kabul.
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Afghan women have intensified their anti-Taliban protests despite the group's harsh crackdown on demonstrations.
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In the last three months of their rule, the Taliban have suppressed several women's protests in Kabul and other Afghan provinces.
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The Taliban have used violence against protesters, including using pepper spray.
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Taliban soldiers stand guard as women carry placards during a rally in Kabul, Afghanistan. All photos: EPA
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Afghan women activists demand food, jobs and education for girls during a protest in Kabul.
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Afghan women demonstrate during a rally in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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The Taliban have banned women from work and girls from secondary schools. EPA
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Women carry placards during a rally in Kabul.
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Afghan women have intensified their anti-Taliban protests despite the group's harsh crackdown on demonstrations.
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In the last three months of their rule, the Taliban have suppressed several women's protests in Kabul and other Afghan provinces.
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The Taliban have used violence against protesters, including using pepper spray.
The Taliban will have to adjust to the new Afghanistan and we must adjust to the Taliban
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Obaidullah Baheer is a lecturer at the American University of Afghanistan
12 August, 2022