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Laughing at the Taliban's expense- a look at the oppression of women in Afghanistan
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- May 24, 2026
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Sources: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1977-1980/soviet-invasion-afghanistan https://www.britannica.com/topic/Deoband-school https://www.npr.org/2021/09/08/1034754547/taliban-ideology-roots-deobandi-islam-india https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-16047709 https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries-where-burqa-is-mandatory https://1997-2001.state.gov/global/human_rights/1996_hrp_report/afghanis.html https://media.un.org/photo/en/photo-essays/unveiled-history-afghan-womens-rights https://genderdata.worldbank.org/en/economies/afghanistan https://www.cfr.org/backgrounders/taliban-afghanistan https://rukhshana.com/en/i-cant-even-say-my-own-name-how-women-journalists-in-afghanistan-have-been-silenced/ https://iwpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/C392.pdf For links to Afghani women-run journalism: https://rsf.org/en/afghanistan-rsf-calls-continued-support-media-exile-essential-sources-information-face-censorship This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ourhusbandsletusspeak.substack.com