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Global rescue effort tries to help Afghanistan's female judges escape the Taliban regime
PBS News Hour - World
English - July 03, 2022 21:35 - 8.7 MB - ★★★★ - 79 ratingsNews world news current events newshour television radio media Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Following the American invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, the country saw sweeping reforms, including in its courts, with the appointment of more than 250 female judges. But with the withdrawal of U.S. forces last August and the Taliban takeover, the jobs and lives of those female judges were put at risk. Christopher Booker reports on the efforts to help get them to safety in a new country. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders