In this photo taken on April 14, 2019, Afghan cyclist Kobra Samim talks with a young girl by a roadside in Kabul. - Across Afghanistan, women have taken to social media to join a campaign dubbed #MyRedLine that aims to pressure the government, the Taliban and the United States into ensuring women's hard-won advancements are not tossed aside in a rush for a peace accord. (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP) / To go with 'AFGHANISTAN-CONFLICT-RIGHTS,FOCUS' by Thomas WATKINS
KABUL: Kobra Samim, who rides for Afghanistan’s national cycling team, wrote on Facebook that women’s participation in sport is her “red line” as the US tries to forge a peace deal with the Taliban.
Former politician Farkhunda Zahra Naderi tweeted that the protection of female leadership roles should be non-negotiable. And activist Samira Hamidi is demanding that women be included in the peace talks.
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