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Images tell the story of what's at stake for Afghan women

Images tell the story of what's at stake for Afghan women

Apple News Today
Aug 19, 2021 10 min
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<p>Twenty years of photos in the <a href="https://apple.news/Ay8q72sqmQceoGvBxiCeXHA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> show some of the gains women in Afghanistan made after the Taliban was deposed, and what they stand to lose now it&rsquo;s back in power.</p> <p>As America evacuates Afghans who helped U.S. forces, the <a href="https://apple.news/ABwuq_RXrSP2DTilL9RY4VA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Sacramento Bee</a> looks into how resettlement agencies are having trouble keeping up with the pace of new arrivals.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A1RqG20nnToWFENLNQNgGTA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">L.A. Times</a> describes an effort to save plants and animals whose habitats are in peril from climate change and human activity. It has been called a modern-day Noah&rsquo;s Ark.</p> <p>Some of those who work from home have a secret: They are working two jobs at the same time. The <a href="https://apple.news/A9evhqOSQSiiiw56yfsTPow?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> uncovers the shadowy world of people who pull in six figures by working multiple office jobs simultaneously.</p>

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