Afghan broadcaster Tolo News aired an all-female panel in its studio with an audience of women to mark International Women's Day on March 8, a rare broadcast since the Taliban took over and many female journalists left the profession or started working off-air. A survey by Reporters Without Borders last year found that more than 75 percent of female journalists had lost their jobs since the Taliban took over as foreign forces withdrew in August 2021. With surgical masks covering their faces, the panel of three women and one female moderator discussed the position of women in Islam. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.
Afghan Broadcaster Airs Rare All-Female Panel To Discuss Rights On Women's Day
According to one survey, more than three-quarters of female Afghan journalists have lost their jobs since the Taliban takeover. (file photo)