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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maya Oppenheim

Hundreds of Afghan women’s rights activists urge Biden to take action over killings and abductions

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Hundreds of Afghan women's rights campaigners have urged US President Joe Biden to take action over the killing and forced disappearance of Afghan women since the Taliban rose to power.

Writing a letter, seen by The Independent, exactly six months after the American embassy in the Afghan capital of Kabul was evacuated and the Taliban seized power, activists urged Mr Biden to pledge to safeguard women and girls from violence around the world by way of a global treaty.

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