What Are We Fighting For?

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Duration: 30 minutes

With British soldiers dying in record numbers and the country arguing over the wisdom of the war, Jane Corbin travels across Afghanistan to ask if the British presence has made the lives of Afghan women any better, which was one of the justifications for going to war in the first place.

  • Afghan women fight on for rights

    Jane Corbin hears from women in Afghanistan fighting for equality and human rights under President Karzai.

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  • Fighting for Afghan women's rights

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    Women's rights campaigners say there is still a long way to go to ease the plight of women in Afghanistan.

  • The invisible first lady of Afghanistan

    The wife of President Karzai is failing to help improve the position of women in Afghan society, according to a leading women's rights campaigner.

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  • Preview: What Are We Fighting For?

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    Fawzia Kofi is one of a minority of female MPs in the Afghanistan Parliament. She speaks to Panorama's Jane Corbin about the problems women face in Afghanistan.

  • Jailed for downloading an article

    Panorama reporter Jane Corbin travels to Afghanistan where she meets Parvez Kambash, a student initially sentenced to death for reportedly downloading an article on women's rights, currently serving a 22-year jail term.

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  • Video extra: Jailed for downloading an article

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    Panorama reporter Jane Corbin travels to Afghanistan where she meets Parvez Kambash, a student initially sentenced to death for reportedly downloading an article on women's rights, currently serving a 22-year jail term.

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Jeremy Vine
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Jane Corbin

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