Margaret Owen on those most vulnerable to Taliban violence who are now living in terror, Joseph Nhan-O’Reilly on keeping education alive. Plus letters from Barbara English and Sarah Mulholland
It is tragic that many Afghans who worked for Nato armies and diplomats, all the female journalists, politicians, lawyers, NGO activists etc have not been brought to safety (Editorial, 24 August), but let us not ignore the truly voiceless and most vulnerable to Taliban violence who are now living in terror in remote rural areas as well as in the cities.
These are the widows of all ages, but especially at risk are the women and girls from the Hazara community and other minority groups. The 20-year conflict created millions of widows, but now Covid-19, in a country where only 2% of the population is vaccinated, has become a gigantic widow-maker.