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Malala Yousafzai Has Responded to Taliban Takeover, Plight of ‘My Afghan Sisters’

Malala Yousafzai Has Responded to Taliban Takeover, Plight of ‘My Afghan Sisters’

Malala Yousafzai has expressed deep concerns for women and children in Afghanistan since the Taliban entered the country’s capital on Aug. 15. Yet a post on social media falsely accused Yousafzai, a children’s rights advocate, of being “silent” about the Taliban takeover and the impact on Afghan girls and women.