Dozens of women protest in Afghanistan's capital, demanding education, jobs, political representation and that international community unfreeze billions of dollars in aid and assets
Dozens of women rally in biting cold in capital Kabul, demanding"food, careers and freedom" as well as access to more than $9 billion of Afghan central bank assets largely held in the US.
Although public protests are effectively banned by the Taliban, authorities gave permission for Thursday's march, held in biting cold after the first snowfall of winter in Kabul. Despite being permitted to protest, participants said they remained in fear of the country's new rulers. Almost all Afghans have been suffering from hunger, and a failing economy could tip the country's increasingly dire situation, the UN has said.
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