France on Monday received five Afghan women "threatened by the Taliban". After repeated requests, it created a humanitarian corridor for women shut out of public life, an official said.
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00:00 Five Afghan women have been evacuated to Paris by the French authorities.
00:06 The five had managed to seek temporary refuge in Pakistan,
00:09 fleeing their home country after threats from the Taliban.
00:14 The group includes a former university director,
00:17 a former consultant for a non-governmental organisation,
00:20 a TV presenter and a teacher at a secret school in Kabul.
00:25 All of the women was accompanied by three children.
00:30 I was working with the government.
00:32 I was an advisor for the Ministry of Policy
00:37 and I was threatened by the Taliban, the threat on my life.
00:41 So I forced and I escaped Afghanistan and I went to Pakistan.
00:47 Do not forget the Afghan women, Afghan people,
00:50 because they need the support of you, the support of the United Nations.
00:57 French agencies say they're paying special attention to Afghan women
01:00 targeted by the Taliban as many held key jobs or worked with Westerners.
01:05 [French]
01:08 (whooshing)