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When the Only Woman in the Room Has to Stare Down Warlords
Afghans are being forced to chose between women's rights and peace. Why can’t they have both?
Taliban negotiators during Afghan talks in the Qatari capital Doha.
Photographer: Karim Jaafar/AFP/Getty Images
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“Why should I be the only woman in the room?”
It’s a question most women have asked themselves at least once in their career. In this case, it was Habiba Sarabi raising the issue. She was one of a 16-member delegation of Afghan government and political leaders at a summit in Moscow last week with a 10-man team sent by the Taliban. And the sole woman representing her country.