On International Women’s Day, Afghan women blast the Taliban and say the world has “neglected us completely” [Video]

Islamabad — As the world marks International Women’s Day on Wednesday, the women of Afghanistan have little to celebrate. The Taliban regime has methodically stripped them of their basic rights since reclaiming power over the country in the summer of 2021. Forced from most workplaces and higher education, many women with the means to do so have left their country, and thousands now live as refugees in neighboring Pakistan.

Journalist and television presenter Nafeesa Malali is among them. She now lives in a small apartment in a remote corner of Pakistan’s sprawling capital, Islamabad. As she spoke to CBS News, the bottle of anti-depressants she’s been prescribed sat next to her.

Afghan journalist and television presenter Nafeesa Malali, seen during on the air in her native country before she fled across the border to Pakistan as a refugee following the Taliban’s return to power in 2021. Courtesy of Nafeesa Malali

Malali said she feels like she’s …

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