Before the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021, women were making steps forward. They were granted the right to work and education. Some even got jobs with the police despite relatives’ disapproval or threats from criminals. This documentary tells the stories of Afghan women who chose to put their lives at risk to have an independent career in the police force. With the Taliban crackdown on women, they have been losing jobs fast. So now girls are banned from going to school after the sixth grade, while women aren’t allowed to leave home ‘without necessity’.
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Lady Cops of Afghanistan
