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Radio 3,3 mins

"This is the greatest progress we are making - we are starting to talk about our problems" - culture and society in Afghanistan

Free Thinking

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Thirteen years after British troops entered combat in Afghanistan, Noorjahan Akbar and Hamdullah Mohib talk about recent socio-economic changes in the country, the improvements in women's rights, and how a public discourse about cultural and political issues has opened up via the internet.

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