Karzai Tramples Women’s Rights
by Harry Haller at 4:44 pm
During the public relations buildup to the war on Afghanistan (a war I reluctantly supported, by the way) one of the things touted by the Bush administration as a reason to end the Taliban regime was its dismal record on women’s rights. A new government would allow the education and empowerment of women, we were told.
So much for that [expletive deleted].
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