Women under taliban

Taliban needs to be disbanded and unarmed from Afganistan and pakistan…

At age 12, Aisha and her younger sister were given to the family of a Taliban fighter in Oruzgan Province under a tribal custom for settling disputes, known as “baad.” Aisha’s uncle had killed a relative of the groom to be, and according to the custom, to settle the blood debt her father gave the two girls to the victim’s family.

Once Aisha reached puberty, she was married to the Taliban fighter, but since he was in hiding most of the time, she and her sister were housed with the in-laws’ livestock and used as slaves, frequently beaten as punishment for their uncle’s crime.

Aisha fled the abuse, but her husband tracked her down in Kandahar a year ago, took her back to Oruzgan, and on a lonely mountainside cut off her nose and both ears and left her bleeding. She said she still did not remember how she managed to walk away to find help.

In Pashtun culture, a husband who has been shamed by his wife is said to have lost his nose, Ms. Naderi explained; from the husband’s point of view, he would have been punishing Aisha in kind.

American aid workers in Oruzgan Province took Aisha to the Women for Afghan Women shelter in Kabul, where at first she was too traumatized even to speak. They introduced her to a psychologist and gradually she recovered, learning to do handicrafts, but showing little interest in school work. Even before the Time cover appeared, the organization had found a benefactor in the Grossman Burn Foundation in Calabasas, Calif., which agreed to underwrite eight months of reconstructive surgery.

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http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2007269,00.html

Re: Women under taliban

This is a common problem and is cultural not political.

The fact is that a lot of Taliban have spread this extreme conservatism...

I am not in support of the Taliban however despite thier barbaric ways i would rather it was changed by Afghans themselves...

Outsiders will only make the problem worse. The Taliban right now are so strong becuase of the war itself... the more the west tries to disarm them and hits civilians instead the more the Taliban gain support.

If people want a change they have to persuade the Afghan people to change thier lot and come to terms with these savages.

There is a lot in the Pathan culture that is worth admiritaion but theres a lot thats worth nothing but a rope too.

Personally i thnik the best way to end this is to end the violence in the country as a whole only by restoring common sense and law and order will the Afghan people be able to shake of these thugs.

Mind you every country has it's scourge Pakistan has it's own as does India... we should all clean up our own mess before worrying about others.

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:smack: on thread. Look who is talking. :slight_smile:

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Disgusting and shameful.

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It is a thing I know nothing about, and to look at any situation and judge it without knowing everything that led to this is wrong. I would never speak on a subject unless I had all the facts, and on this we do not know all the fects. I am in no way defending the man who did this, nor am I defending the woman herself. I am merely stating that anyone can take a picture and create an image of terror if that is the angle they are looking for.

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Amazing. Every time the situation gets worse in Afghanistan a fluff piece comes out. Its amazing that people don't report that in all major cities save for Mazar 98% of the women still wear the Burqa.

So much for the Taliban being responsible for that. Nobody reports that hundreds of thousands of Pushtun were killed and slaughtered in crimes against humanity by CIA backed war lords.

Lastly quick question which Taliban are we speaking off? We have atleast 7 different groups. Not including AGEs and IAGs.

CM Agreed Totally

rest F U !!
think b4 u get too excited

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These kind of topics have been beaten to death but these selective posters don't get enough of it.

jahalat at its worst..sickening