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Women's share of Afghan labour market shrinks to 5% under Taliban, UN says

By Emma Farge GENEVA, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The portion of women in Afghanistan's workforce has fallen to just 5% since the Taliban takeover five years ago, according to the International Labour…

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