Clementine
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Wonder what will become of the women of Afghanistan once we're out. They've come so far, but with the Muslim Brotherhood and other radicals poised to take over, these women will likely be put back in their place, which is having no rights at all. The latest laws added to Sharia by the MB state that men can have sex with their dead wives for up to 6 hours after their death and women will be denied education. I hate it that Obama treats the MB as a credible government when they are ultra radical. Obama hasn't spoken of the women of Afghanistan and the progress they've made and what they stand to lose, so wonder if they even matter. I guess he's still evolving on that one.
Afghan women fade from White House focus as exit nears
Insight: Afghan women fade from White House focus as exit nears - Yahoo! News
WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - Shortly after sending U.S. troops to Afghanistan in October 2001, President George W. Bush focused so intently on freeing Afghan women from the shackles of Taliban rule that empowering them became central to the United States' mission there.
More than a decade later, as his successor Barack Obama charts a way out of the unpopular war, Afghan girls are back in school, infant and maternal survival rates are up and a quarter of the parliament's seats are reserved for women who at least on paper have the same voting, mobility and other rights as men.
But Obama rarely speaks about that progress, delegating discussion of women's rights to his secretary of state and other top diplomats so he can focus on narrower goals for Afghanistan: uprooting the militants there and getting out.
Obama's lack of overt attention to Afghan women has led many to fear their hard-fought gains will slip away as the United States hands off security responsibility to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, with ever-present Taliban leaders still holding sway in much of the countryside.
Afghan women fade from White House focus as exit nears
Insight: Afghan women fade from White House focus as exit nears - Yahoo! News
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