Afghan women rally in a Taliban-sanctioned protest endorsing their government and call on the West to unfreeze the nation's assets
Some wielded placards reading:"We Afghan women support the Islamic Emirate," referring to the name given by the Taliban for its regime.
On Wednesday, Taliban fighters looked on as around 100 women — many wearing all-covering burqas — gathered in front of the abandoned US embassy in the Afghan capital. Banners also called on Washington to open access to $9.5 billion in Afghanistan central bank assets, which it froze when the group seized power following a hasty withdrawal of US-led forces last year.
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