The Saudi demand, Mr. Davie said, “Directly contradicted not only the government’s official narrative of change but also genuine signs of greater religious freedom in the Kingdom that we observed firsthand.”
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He said the commission, a nonpartisan group that surveys religious freedom issues worldwide and advises the president, the State Department and Congress, has taken “a real strong stand” on the plight of women in Afghanistan under the Taliban, which regained power in 2021.
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