Photo: #A British soldier from 16 Air Assault Brigade walks past three women wearing burkas during a foot patrol in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, 16 May 2006.
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A British soldier from 16 Air Assault Brigade walks past three women wearing burkas during a foot patrol in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, 16 May 2006. ((JOHN D MCHUGH /AFP /Getty Images))

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Are women's rights at risk in Afghanistan?


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America Abroad Media and NPR-affiliate WAMU in Washington, D.C. present a townhall conversation on the state of women's rights in Afghanistan as America begins a slow exit from the country. A group of advocates and citizens in Kabul are connected with another group in Washington D.C. to share their concerns and views.

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