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Afghan women at a protest in front of Kabul University in Kabul on Oct. 18, 2022, after authorities expelled students from the dormitories allegedly for breaking rules. The protesters claimed that all the evicted students were women, in a move that comes as the Taliban has increasingly restricted girls’ access to education. (AFP via Getty Images)

BY SABRINA ROSHAN | The Taliban has broken its promise to girls who hoped to forge a path to a brighter future through education. In contrast, the U.S., by taking some simple and practical steps, can ensure that its promise as a beacon of hope and freedom translates to real opportunities for those who reach its shores.

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Activists rally outside the State Capitol in support of abortion rights in Atlanta, Ga., on May 14, 2022. (Elijah Nouvelage / AFP via Getty Images)

BY MICHELLE MOULTON, PHOEBE KOLBERT and CLIO MORRISON | ‘Our Abortion Stories’ chronicles readers’ experiences of abortion pre- and post Roe. Abortions are sought by a wide range of people, for many different reasons. There is no single story. (Share your abortion story by emailing [email protected].)

“It’s a choice every girl and woman deserves to have. Having that choice saved my life.”

“I no longer feel shame. What I feel now is anger, anger at a system that hates and punishes those who choose what to do with their bodies. No one should ever have to have an illegal abortion. No man, or woman who parrots men, should decide that for us.”

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BY CYNTHIA RICHIE TERRELL | Weekend Reading for Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation. 

This week: when it comes to women’s representation, here’s what to watch on Election Day; Vermont may send its first woman to Congress; a women gubernatorial candidate roundup; and more.

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