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Womens Rights Afghanistan

Afghan Women's Situation a Test Case for Obama Administration's Foreign Assistance Policy

Ritu Sharma | Posted 06.14.2009 | World

Read More: Women's Rights, Women's Rights Afghanistan, Military, Gender Inequality, Afghanistan, Gender Inequality Afghanistan, Development, Afghanistan War, Kabul-Afghanistan, World News
Ritu Sharma

While our focus is on the war on terror, we have yet to figure out how economic development, which is the crying need of Afghanistan, fits into our engagement in that country.

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Afghan Law Lets Men Refuse To Feed Wives Who Deny Sex: Cleric

Reuters | EMMA GRAHAM | Posted 05.17.2009 | World

Read More: Afghanistan Marriage Law, Women's Rights, Women's Rights Afghanistan, Afghanistan, War Wire, Afghan Rape Law, Afghanistan Rape Law, Ayatollah Mohammed Asef Mohseni, Afghan Marrital Law, Kabul-Afghanistan, World News

KABUL -- A new Afghan law that has drawn Western condemnation for restricting women's rights does not allow marital rape, as its critics says, but let...

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What You Should Know About Women's Rights in Afghanistan

Anand Gopal | Posted 05.14.2009 | World

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Anand Gopal

Just as the world's eyes are turning towards Afghanistan once again, a few conservative Afghan lawmakers are trying to pass a law that would, amongst ...

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Karzai 'Rape Law' Draws International Fire

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.02.2009 | World

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The Afghan law signed by President Karzai last month -- that essentially legalizes the rape of Shia women within marriage -- is drawing wide criticism...

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Progressive Bankruptcy on Afghanistan

Taylor Marsh | Posted 02.10.2009 | World

Read More: Women's Rights, Iran, Democrats, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Women's Rights Afghanistan, Afghan Cleric Sex Scandal, Afghanistan Sex Scandal, World News
Taylor Marsh

Coming to terms with the Taliban is a reality, agreed. But count me out on treating Afghan women as collateral damage that we will try to smuggle out via tunnels. I mean, really.

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