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Why This Female Civil Society Leader in Afghanistan is Urging Greater Engagement With the Taliban
Why This Female Civil Society Leader in Afghanistan is Urging Greater Engagement With the Taliban
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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Sep 1, 2022
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Podcast episode
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In this episode, we are joined by Zuhra Bahman, the Afghanistan country director for the peacebuilding NGO Search for Common Ground. She is based in Kabul. A year ago, when the Taliban captured Kabul and became the de-facto authorities, Zuhra Bahman happened to be out of the country on a previously scheduled business trip. Yet when she and I spoke for the podcast last September she told me that she was determined to return home and get back to work. And when she and I last spoke for the podcast, back in March, she had finally made it back to Kabul. In our conversation, Zuhra Bahman reflects on her life and work in Afghanistan as a female civil society leader one year on from the Taliban's takeover of the country. Contrary to what people might think, she is still able to do her work and lead her team. And in our conversation she argues that the most effective way to preserve the space still open for civil society, including those that support women and marginalized communities is regular engagement with the de-facto authorities.
Released:
Sep 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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