but some Afghan females are so fed up with their lives that they are committing suicide. Okay, that's tough to read but it is the way many of them are killing themselves that is really bad: they burn themselves. Of all the injuries people incur, burns may be the most painful. Yet, the lives of Afghan females can be so bad that fire is the only way they have of doing the deed.
This article in the NY Times is not easy to read. I used the word 'female' in the preceding paragraph because many of the victims are really not old enough to be considered women. Some are married as young as 12 years of age. In Afghanistan women really get the short end of the stick. Basically, they are stuck being slaves not only to their husbands but to the husband's family as well.
Will our occupation of the country change the lives of women there? Should it?
This article in the NY Times is not easy to read. I used the word 'female' in the preceding paragraph because many of the victims are really not old enough to be considered women. Some are married as young as 12 years of age. In Afghanistan women really get the short end of the stick. Basically, they are stuck being slaves not only to their husbands but to the husband's family as well.
Will our occupation of the country change the lives of women there? Should it?
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