Activists in France have called on the government to systematically grant asylum to women and girls fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan, after the first all-female group of evacuees arrived in Paris. France flew five women over this week to apply for refugee status, but many thousands more are still seeking a safe haven.
The five women, accompanied by three of their children, landed at Charles de Gaulle airport on Monday on a flight from Pakistan, where they had fled before seeking a permanent refuge.
