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UN envoy’s farewell: My heart breaks for Afghan girls, women

Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons

Islamabad, PakistanAP The UN representative in Afghanistan lamented in her farewell statement Thursday the harsh edicts that the Taliban have imposed on girls and women since they seized power in the country, denying them the right to education and work and forcing millions to stay at home. Deborah Lyons, who is leaving her post as […]