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AAP
AAP
Politics
Tess Ikonomou

Afghan hope sewn into nation's war memory

Afghan women embroidered messages of hope on handkerchiefs sent by Australians during the war. (SUPPLIED) (AAP)

Powerful statements by Afghan women desperate for a better life in their war-torn nation have been revealed with the help of Australian artists.

Sixty handkerchiefs made by 20 Australian artists were sent to Afghan women during the war, before the Taliban took over.

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