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'My heart and body shake': Afghan women defy Taliban

In the 20 years since the Taliban last held power in Afghanistan, a generation of women became business owners, university graduates, and held government positions. Now they are battling for their rights.

KABUL: One after the other, quickly, carefully, keeping their heads down, a group of Afghan women step into a small Kabul apartment block -- risking their lives as a nascent resistance against the Taliban.

They come together to plan their next stand against the hardline Islamist regime, which took back power in Afghanistan in August and stripped them of their dreams.

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