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A Canadian mission to rescue Afghanistan's last female politicians

The CBC’s Adrienne Arsenault takes us inside a secret mission, led by a group of Canadian MPs, to rescue Afghanistan’s last female politicians and bring them to safety in Canada
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Several men, some with beards and others wearing masks, sit atop a military vehicle, holding banners and weapons.
Taliban fighters celebrate the third anniversary of the withdrawal of US-led troops from Afghanistan, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (Siddiqullah Aliza/The Associated Press)
Front Burner23:31A Canadian mission to rescue Afghanistan’s last female politicians

The war in Afghanistan is the longest in both Canadian and American history. The U.S.' withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, signaled not only the end of a 20-year war, but it also marked the re-introduction of a familiar era in the country's history: the return of the Taliban, and the widespread subjugation of women. 

Three years into Taliban rule, CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault brings us inside a secret mission, led by a group of Canadian MPs, to rescue Afghanistan's last female politicians, and bring them to safety in Canada.

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