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Kabul’s women drivers handling more than traffic

IN September 28, 2018 BY Editor 532 views Leave a comment
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Kabul’s women drivers handling more than traffic

While Afghanistan is making some progress on women’s rights, some change is taking longer.

Only a tiny percentage of licenced drivers are women, and many of them often face abuse and threats from men who see a woman behind the wheel as an affront to Afghan culture.

 

Al Jazeera’s Tony Birtley reports from the Afghan capital, Kabul.


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