Disabled Afghans in special jeopardy, warns exiled campaigner
After her flight from the Taliban, blind activist Benafsha Yaqoobi says fellow vulnerable compatriots are in danger
World leaders must act to protect disabled Afghans who are in immediate danger under Taliban rule, a prominent blind human rights activist has urged after being evacuated to the UK.
Benafsha Yaqoobi, a commissioner at the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC), said she fears the Taliban will neglect and discriminate against people with disabilities due to the belief, held by many in the country, that disability is a punishment from God for the sins of parents.
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