SUMMARY
It has been three years since the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. and NATO allies from Afghanistan. For three years, repression of women under the Taliban regime has intensified in what the UN has described as a "striking erasure of women from public life." Producer Zeba Warsi spoke to Afghan women inside the country about their lives today. Amna Nawaz reports.
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News alternative: Check out recent segments from the NewsHour, and choose the story you’re most interested in watching. You can make a Google doc copy of discussion questions that work for any of the stories here.
WARM-UP QUESTIONS
- Who are some of the women interviewed for this segment?
- When did the U.S. leave Afghanistan?
- What is the Taliban?
- How are women excluded from public life in Afghanistan, and what restrictions to they face?
- How are some women defying those restrictions?
FOCUS QUESTIONS
What responsibility do you think the U.S. has to women in Afghanistan following decades of military occupation?
Media literacy: What else would you like to know about Afghanistan and the history of U.S. military occupation after watching this story? How could you find out?
Alternative: See, Think, Wonder: What did you notice? What did the story make you think? What would you want to learn more about?
FOR MORE
What students can do: Watch the following story about Afghan musicians and their lives following U.S. withdrawal. Then discuss — what should be done to protect the safety of Afghans living outside Afghanistan that are seeking protections from countries like the United States?
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