At United Nations, Afghan women appeal: ‘Don't let Taliban in’

Under Taliban rule from 1996 to 2001, girls were banned from school, women could not work and had to cover their faces and be accompanied by a male relative when they left home.

A group of Afghan women urged the United Nations to block the Taliban from gaining a seat at the world body, calling for better representation for their country during a visit to the organisation's New York headquarters on Thursday.