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Afghan women prosecutors once seen as symbols of democracy find asylum in Spain

FILE PHOTO: A group of Afghan women prosecutors stand on a rooftop overlooking Islamabad, as they wait for their asylum requests to be addressed after fleeing Afghanistan fearing persecution by the Taliban government, in Islamabad, Pakistan, September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Raul Cadenas de la Vega

Madrid, SpainReuters Pushing her son on a swing at a playground on a sunny winter’s day in Madrid, former Afghan prosecutor Obaida Sharar expresses relief that she found asylum in Spain after fleeing Afghanistan shortly after the Taliban took over.  Sharar, who arrived in Madrid with her family, is one of 19 female prosecutors to […]