The secret mission to rescue Afghanistan’s last female politicians | Exclusive

They were encouraged to get into politics by Western governments. Now, Afghanistan’s female politicians are enemies of the Taliban. CBC’s Adrienne Arsenault gets an exclusive look at the secret mission to get them to safety in Canada and the surprising political co-operation behind the scenes.

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