To view the oppression of women under the Taliban as 'a small price to pay' is breathtaking
James Fergusson's claim that many Afghan women saw oppression under the Taliban as "a small price to pay" after the conflict of the 1990s is breathtaking ("Should British soldiers be dying for the rights of Afghan women? No", Comment).
Are Afghan women supposed to be grateful to a group that prevented all girls from attending school, confined women to their own homes, and left women's healthcare in shreds?
Whether or not the Taliban leadership saw themselves as oppressors, the fact is they were. And they still are. On the same day that Mr Fergusson's article appeared, the Taliban stoned to death a young man and woman for the "crime" of adultery.
The need for Afghan women to have a direct say in their future – as required under Un resolutions (1325, 1820) – has never been more important.
James Fergusson's claim that many Afghan women saw oppression under the Taliban as "a small price to pay" after the conflict of the 1990s is breathtaking ("Should British soldiers be dying for the rights of Afghan women? No", Comment).
Are Afghan women supposed to be grateful to a group that prevented all girls from attending school, confined women to their own homes, and left women's healthcare in shreds?
Whether or not the Taliban leadership saw themselves as oppressors, the fact is they were. And they still are. On the same day that Mr Fergusson's article appeared, the Taliban stoned to death a young man and woman for the "crime" of adultery.
The need for Afghan women to have a direct say in their future – as required under Un resolutions (1325, 1820) – has never been more important.
- 8/21/2010
- The Guardian - Film News
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