FRANCE 24 spoke to Fawzia Koofi, who was #Afghanistan's first #female deputy speaker of parliament. She was also part of the negotiating team representing the previous Afghan government that met with the #Taliban in Doha. She believes the Taliban were never actually "meaningful" or "serious" about what they promised on women's rights during the negotiations: she says they just wanted to obtain the withdrawal of US troops. But Koofi believes the country's new rulers will have "no choice" but to work with women.

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