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Pete Buttigieg: “In Afghanistan now, like they don't think women should go to…”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

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Published | Video Starts at 46:39

Sort of societal clash some way. I'm thinking about elevators. Anti isolationist. And in terms of. Yeah, so like take the treatment of women. Objectively bad, obviously. Extremely objectively bad. Like In Afghanistan now, like they don't think women should go to school. They're not gonna let women have jobs. Like just bad. So what do they do? What do women do. I mean, they're expected to be at home to produce and raise children, just like domestic servitude. (46:39–46:45)

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Asserts that women in Afghanistan are currently not allowed to attend school or work.

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