The Afghan women: Increasingly threatened

On this, the first full day of Taliban rule, there are still hundreds of Americans stranded in Afghanistan and thousands of Afghans who aided the American effort who are still trapped. Already, anecdotal reports suggest the Taliban, who have hinted at a more civilized approach to governance, are, in practice, as ruthless as ever. As Doug McKelway reports, it is Afghan women who will bear the brunt of this return to the dark ages.

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