Afghan women
Costly Afghan weddings under government scrutiny
Source : AP
KABUL : Afghanistan | 20 Jun 2011
Some brides in Afghanistan change their outfits up to 10 times. Throw in the six-hour trips to the beauty parlors and the meals for 1,000 guests — and one wedding alone could bankrupt many Afghans.
Now the Justice Ministry is proposing limits on the lavish events to cut down on the pressure poor Afghans face to match the elite’s elaborate weddings. The government is specifically targeting party halls — and threatening to fine owners who flout the austerity rules.
'Don't let the world forget its promises to Afghan women'
Source : Helena MALIKYAR & Tanya GOUDSOUZIAN
KABUL | 08 Mar 2011
A Taleban minister once said that a woman is like “a flower, a rose” that must be kept at home for one's own enjoyment. “You water it and keep it at home for yourself, to look at it and smell,” said Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil, who served as foreign minister when the Taleban ruled Afghanistan. “It is not supposed to be taken out of the house to be smelled.”
OIC to host meet on Afghanistan
Source : P.K. Abdul Ghafour | Arab News
JEDDAH | 26 Feb 2011
A large number of Muslim countries are expected to attend a meeting of the International Contact Group on Afghanistan at the OIC headquarters here on March 3. The meeting will focus on the political issues, mainly the reintegration and reconciliation process, and the civilian aspects of transition.
Afghan women suffer due to traditional practices
Source | REUTERS
KABUL | 10 Dec 2010
Millions of Afghan women and girls suffer from traditional practices such as child marriage and “honor” killings, and authorities fail to enforce laws protecting them, the United Nations said on Thursday.
A report by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) found that women’s rights were being violated throughout Afghanistan, almost a decade after the Taleban regime was ousted.
