Direction: Passage-II
Since the U.S. led alliance toppled the Taliban (971) November 2001, women and girls in Afghanistan have (972) greater freedom to participate in public life and (973) to education, health care, and employment. This is the case particularly in the (974), Kabul, where the deployment of foreign military forces under the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has helped bring (975) security. Even in Kabul, however, many Afghan women still face constant (976) to their personal security from other civilians or armed men belonging to various political (977). Outside Kabul, the situation is one of acute general lawlessness and insecurity, as there is no ISAF presence and rival warlords control security conditions. In these areas, more than in Kabul, Afghan women continue to (978) serious threats to their physical safety, which (979) them the opportunity to exercise their basic human rights and to participate fully in the rebuilding of their (980).