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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rahim Faiez and Rebecca Santana

Two years after fall of Kabul, tens of thousands of Afghans languish in limbo, waiting for US visas

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, Shukria Sediqi knew her days in safety were numbered. As a journalist who advocated for women’s rights, she’d visited shelters and safe houses to talk to women who had fled abusive husbands. She went with them to court when they asked for a divorce.

According to the Taliban, who bar women from most public places, jobs and education, her work was immoral.

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