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    1. Andrew Watkins‏Verified account @and_huh_what May 6

      Andrew Watkins Retweeted ilham

      Beyond the debate over whether social change in Afghanistan has been driven by external influence, @egharji's thoughtful thread points to perhaps a broader truth: *even if* foreign-funded & Kabul-centric, social changes have exerted a gravitational pull across the country. /1https://twitter.com/gharjie/status/1389966525034074113 …

      Andrew Watkins added,

      ilham @Angoriyan
      While there is some truth to it, this assessment is blind to some fundamental transformations among some communities in #AFG that’s given greater space for women. For ex. there’re thousands of young women coming from central #AFG and Badakhshan etc to study in Kabul. https://twitter.com/andrewquilty/status/1389807337402249219 …
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    2. Andrew Watkins‏Verified account @and_huh_what May 6

      Andrew Watkins Retweeted Shaharzad Akbar

      The catalyst & origins of social change in Afghanistan are almost moot. Few remain untouched. Rural & urban intermix. Even communities/persons resisting certain changes are now defined by their opposition. Read the replies to @egharji in his quote-tweets.https://twitter.com/ShaharzadAkbar/status/1390158133067198465?s=20 …

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      Shaharzad AkbarVerified account @ShaharzadAkbar
      Thank you @egharji. I come from a small town in Jawzjan and most of my cousins & extended family members are the first generation of women who are literate in their families & pursing higher education. One of my cousins is a member of female cycling team of Afg. https://twitter.com/Angoriyan/status/1389966525034074113 …
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    3. Andrew Quilty‏ @andrewquilty May 6
      Replying to @and_huh_what @egharji

      All valid points and @egharji's thread is cause for hope, but the examples are mostly isolated and no one seems to be debating the UN figures that underpin the report that initiated this conversation.

      2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
    4. Andrew Quilty‏ @andrewquilty May 6
      Replying to @andrewquilty @and_huh_what

      "According to a 2019 United Nations study cited in the report, only 15 percent of Afghan men believe women should be able to leave the home after marriage, and two-thirds of Afghan men say women have “too many rights.”

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    5. Shaharzad Akbar‏Verified account @ShaharzadAkbar May 6
      Replying to @andrewquilty @and_huh_what

      @andrewquilty I haven't seen the study but of course a lot depends on how the questions were framed etc, like the question to which people responded women have "too many rights" , There is also The Asia Foundation Perception Survey with data on support for women's education etc

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      Shaharzad Akbar‏Verified account @ShaharzadAkbar May 6
      Replying to @ShaharzadAkbar @andrewquilty and

      "This year, a record high number of Afghans support women working outside the home, with 76.0% saying they approve, up from 70.3% in 2018" (TAF Survey, 2019).

      7:07 AM - 6 May 2021
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