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'To remain silent on Afghanistan would be to abandon the women who seek recognition for their struggle'

Public figures including Sophie Pouget, president of UN Women France, and Chela Noori, president of Afghanes de France, are calling for urgent action to support Afghan women who, five years after the Taliban's return to power, are both victims and resisters.

'To remain silent on Afghanistan would be to abandon the women who seek recognition for their struggle'

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