Afghan woman who survived two assassination attempts to face Taliban in peace talks

Five Afghan women who endured the Taliban’s oppressive rule and fought for fragile gains since the militants were ousted are now preparing to face the hardline group in peace talks.Their presence at the negotiating table is significant in patriarchal Afghanistan, though they will be outnumbered by the rest of the Afghan government’s team of 16 men and the Taliban’s male-only side.“The Taliban have to understand that they are facing a new Afghanistan with which they have to learn to live,” said…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3099510/afghan-woman-who-survived-two-assassination-attempts