Essay On Women's Rights In Afghanistan Women

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In Afghanistan girls are forced into marriage as young as 8 years old. If these girls would run away or cause any trouble to their husbands the girls will get sonned, flogged or mutated. Before the Taliban took over the women were allowed to show skin, they were allowed to work and going to school, the women had rights. Then when the Taliban took control over Afghanistan the women weren't allowed to go to school, study, work, they couldn't show any skin, couldn't leave the house without a male chaperone, or get health care from men, and the women couldn't speak in public or be involved in politics. the women's rights were taken away from them. Women in Afghanistan should have more rights because women are getting attacked, they are forced …show more content…

They are involved in politics, before they were not allowed to be doing the things that are doing today. from getting help and a lot of effort these women's lives have changed. According to Afghan Women Seeing Hope in the Ballot Box. “ many women are quick to note that little has changed outside of the cities; in rural Afghanistan, where most women live, women are still more than property to their brothers, fathers and husbands.” The quote is saying that even though the Taliban is not in control anymore, in the rural areas nothing has changed. Theses women are still being treated bad and are not allowed to do anything. women in small places still belong to their families. According to Christina Lamb in Afghan Women Dread Departure of U.S. Forces. “ The situation for women is very bad, even for women like me in positions of power.”(Lamb). The quote is saying that even though some of the rules have changed for women, some women are still in danger. the women who speak out or are apart of

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