Women of the Afghan war

From: Herizons | Date: January 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

PRAEGER PUBLISHERS, 2000

In the mid-1990s, the people of Afghanistan awoke to an undetermined reality when Taliban forces assumed control of their country. The entire landscape was altered and women were burdened by the forced termination of professional and educational activities.

Canadian anti-war and women's rights activist Deborah Ellis has made a formidable effort in documenting this historical event. Women of the Afghan War is a compilation of interviews Ellis conducted with Russian and Afghan women. Their stories underscore the desperation of life under the Taliban and previously in ...

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