Afghan Women Endure Abuse Today

Afghan Women Endure Abuse Today

Of the many unjust laws and customs Afghan women and girls endure, being punished for trying to save themselves from harm is surely the worst.

And yet a decade after the fall of the Taliban, girls and women are still being routinely prosecuted and imprisoned for so-called “moral crimes,” which include fleeing rape, escaping from abusive spouses and leaving underage marriages.

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