The day is “full of honor and pride for Afghans,” Taliban deputy spokesperson Bilal Karimi told CNN.
“Afghanistan was freed from occupation, Afghans were able to regain their country, freedom, government and will.
“There is no such thing as women’s freedom anymore,” said Mahbouba Seraj, an Afghan women’s rights activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize nominee.
“The women in Afghanistan are being slowly erased from society, from life, from everything – their opinions, their voices, what they think, where they are.”Video Ad Feedback 'They can't go to school?
“The only reason why I’m in Afghanistan and I’m staying here is to be next to my sisters and try to help them,” said Seraj, the women’s rights activists.
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