One, Two Three, What are We Fighting For?

Are our soldiers fighting for all Afghans? OK, things are not black or white but where is the transparency in our Afghanistan policy?

clipped from www.un.org Violence against Afghan women widespread and unpunished, finds UN report Girls attending the community-based school in the village of Hussain Khel (file photo) The report, launched today in Kabul by the UN and Indian actress and social activist Shabana Azmi, touches on various aspects of the scourge, including so-called “honour” killings, the exchange of women and girls as a form of dispute resolution, trafficking and abduction, early and forced marriages, and domestic violence. It focuses on two principal issues – the “growing trend” of violence and threats against women in public life, and rape and sexual violence.