Betrayal: equality for women was non-existent in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. But is the situation any better today? Mariam Rawi of the revolutionary association of women of Afghanistan reports.(Women)

From: New Internationalist | Date: January 1, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

WHEN the US began bombing Afghanistan on 7 October 2001, the oppression of Afghan women was used as a justification to overthrow the Taliban regime. Five weeks later the US First Lady, Laura Bush, stated triumphantly: 'Because of our recent military gains in much of Afghanistan, women are no longer imprisoned in their homes ... The fight against terrorism is also a fight for the rights and dignity of women.'

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But in a detailed report released on 6 October 2003 Amnesty International had a rather different picture to paint: 'Two years after the ending ...

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