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Women Are Setting Themselves On Fire In Afghanistan

Jeffrey S. Kaye, TruthOut.org. January 19, 2010.

According to a new report, "self-immolation is being used by increasing numbers of Afghan women to escape their dire circumstances."

One Year After Her Family Died In U.S. Airstrike, Seven-Year-Old Afghan Girl Lives In Constant Fear

Mustafa Saber, Institute for War and Peace Reporting. September 24, 2009.

On the night of August 22, 2008, Zahra's father, mother, sister and two brothers were killed by American bombs. This is her life now.

"He Slapped Me And Shouted That I Was Not a Muslim": The Risks Afghan Women Take to Vote

Mohammad Ishaq Quraishi, Institute for War and Peace Reporting. August 19, 2009.

For many women in Afghanistan, participating in the coming presidential election is something they must to do in secret, or not at all.

"The Killing of Women is Like Killing a Bird Today in Afghanistan": Afghan Women's Rights Activist

Stephen de Tarczynski, IPS News. July 17, 2009.

"The situation is like hell in most of the provinces," says Malalai Joya. "Women haven't gained even the limited rights they had in the 70s and 80s."

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