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The realities of life under Taliban rule, as told by the women of Afghanistan

August 20, 2024
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Service95 is a global editorial platform founded by Dua Lipa. In this exclusive extract from My Dear Kabul (Coronet, 2024), all the women are writing from the city of Kabul as the Taliban advance and take control of the city. 

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