Afghan Women Ministers Warned Canada of Taliban Atrocities in June: Senator

Afghan Women Ministers Warned Canada of Taliban Atrocities in June: Senator
A boy looks as an Afghan fighter rides in the back of a vehicle during a police patrol in Kabul on Sept. 14. Felipe Dana/The Associated Press
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OTTAWA—Afghan women ministers made pleas to Canadian politicians for help—and shared warnings about atrocities and the erosion of women’s rights—two months before the Taliban took control of Kabul.

In June, female Afghan ministers begged Canada to “do something for us” as the Taliban advanced, says a Canadian senator who took part in a videoconference between Canadian and Afghan politicians.