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France evacuates Afghan women over fears of becoming targets for Taliban

Afghan burqa-clad women hold placards as they protest for their right to education, in Mazar-i-Sharif on 12 August, 2023. AFP - ATEF ARYAN

France has flown five Afghan women who had been "threatened by the Taliban" to Paris, where they are due to arrive this Monday.

According to French immigration authority chief Didier, a presidential order has ensured "special attention is being paid to women who are primarily threatened by the Taliban because they have held important positions in Afghan society ... or have close contacts with Westerners. This is the case for five women who will arrive today."

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