Women in Afghanistan are increasingly bearing the brunt of the humanitarian crisis after the exit of U.S. military forces in August.
According to the U.N., since the U.S. withdrawal and the Taliban takeover, women and girls have faced even greater obstacles in getting educations, working or participating in society.
In the past 20 years women in Afghanistan made progress in education and politics, but international critics are skeptical that the Taliban will keep promises to respect the rights of women and girls. Recently, the Taliban announced it would be opening high schools - but only for boys. We hear from Rina Amiri, a former Obama administration adviser for Afghanistan and Pakistan now at New York University.
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