Afghans fear women and minorities could lose hard-won rights after foreign troop withdrawal

Zarmina Azimi is the only disabled lawyer in Afghanistan’s Ghor province and one of only a handful of women practicing law in the conservative region that still has a strong Taliban presence. 

Her gender and disability have made attaining her goals a constant and sometimes life-threatening struggle. She said some even view her “as an incomplete person”.

Now, after all she and the women of Afghanistan have achieved in recent years, she fears a US withdrawal could threaten the path to…