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On Monday, Karimi pressed John Kirby, Press Secretary for the United States defense” target=”_blank”>Department of Defense< and Ghani’s whereabouts remain a mystery days later.
SENATORS WARN THAT THE TALIBAN ARE ALREADY SUPPRESSING RIGHTS OF WOMEN, GIRLS IN AFGHANISTAN
Karimi joined “Fox & Friends First,” Wednesday, and said a big reason for being upset at the press conference stemmed from living under Taliban rule in the 1990’s.
“I think the emotion came from 1996 when I was in Peshawar, close to Afghanistan, because I remember all Taliban activity, all Taliban ideology, all Taliban policy,” said Karimi. “I remember the bad memories.”
Karimi stressed the importance for her, as a journalist, on speaking up for hundreds of Afghan women without a platform, who are on the verge of losing their rights under Taliban rule.
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“It was a voice for voiceless women in Afghanistan,” said Karimi. “I’m still worried about the Afghan people, especially Afghan women.”
Now, in an effort to boost its image, the terror” target=”_blank”>Taliban< journalist said “it’s really difficult and really hard to change somebody’s ideology because Taliban is the same Taliban.”
Karimi urged women in her native country to be fighters in the troubling days and weeks ahead.
” I believe strongly that Afghan women, they are very strong, they are very brave,” said Karimi.
Fox News writer Jessica Chasmar contributed to this story
