US: Improving women's rights in the Taliban's interests

The US Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Girls, and Human Rights tells us why it’s in the Taliban's interests to improve women's rights.

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Joining Anna Holligan to discuss these and other issues are Joana Cook, assistant professor of Terrorism and Political Violence at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, Leiden University; and Michael Peel, executive editor at Nikkei Asia, based in Tokyo and long-term journalist for the Financial Times.

(Image: Afghan women in Kabul, Afghanistan. Credit: EPA)