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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Wajed Rohani

Afghan women workers at risk as Taliban tightens restrictions

Burqa-clad Afghan women walk on a road in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 22 August 2024 - (EPA)

This article first appeared in our partner site, Independent Persian

The sound of coughing constantly echoes from the corner of a women’s wool-spinning workshop in the Khush neighbourhood of central Herat – a dimly-lit, dust-filled space where 10 women work 10 hours a day, earning less than $1.50 (£1.16) a day.

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