Special envoy tells of despair as Taliban wages war on women’s rights

Alicia Herbert, the Prime Minister’s special envoy for gender equality, pictured in Glasgow’s Botanic Garden

‘It breaks my heart’: Special envoy tells of despair as Taliban wages war on women’s rights

The Taliban is inflicting “heartbreaking” blows against women and girls to destroy the legacy of decades of investment, according to the prime minister’s special envoy for gender equality.

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