Womens_Rights_In_Afghanistan

Womens Rights In Afghanistan The rights of Afghan women before and after the Taliban Prior to the attacks on New York, and Washington D.C. on September 11, 2001, few Americans were aware or concerned about the unbelievable human rights violations taking place in Afghanistan. These injustices are aimed most severely at Afghan women, who, since the Taliban came to power in 1996, have lost even the most basic rights. Prior to 1996 American women had Afghan peers in almost every field. Although most Americans are aware that our country is more prosperous than most and that it is easier to pursue an education, work for a living, and receive adequate health care, until now it was unimaginable that these pursuits would be forbidden based on the sex of an individual. Before 1996 most Afghan women had finished high school and many had degrees or were enrolled in colleges. When the Taliban took over they abolished all schools for women and prohibited women from going to school with the exception of religious school for girls under eight. Women are now forced to risk their lives running underground schools. This is the only way for women to remain literate In 1996 women, taliban, afghan, health, before, 1996, even, took, since, school, rights, receive, over, hospitals, greynolds, forced, female, care, afghanistan, 2001, world, without, sex, september, schools, prior, people, often, now, male, lives, good, forbidden, few, doctors