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100 Women: Byline Afghanistan

What has happened to Afghanistan’s female journalists?

Since the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, eight out of 10 women journalists have stopped working. The few female journalists still working are subject to all kinds of restrictions, including no access to official sources, no travelling without a chaperone, as well as abuses such as harassment and low pay.

Previously, approximately 17 percent of accredited journalists working in Afghanistan were women - so where have they all gone, and what are they doing now? The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Sana Safi investigates.

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