Baad

What's Good for Solomon Is Baad for the Afghans

Shayna Zamkanei | Posted 04.21.2012

Shayna Zamkanei

When talk of "abandoning" so-called baad victims to their fate becomes a way to legitimize NATO's further involvement in Afghanistan, we should be conscious of the way "saving Afghan women" can become yet another trope for imperialism.

Afghan Girls Still Being Used As Payment

The New York Times | Posted 02.16.2012

ASADABAD, Kunar Province — Shakila, 8 at the time, was drifting off to sleep when a group of men carrying AK-47s barged in through the door. She rec...