afghan women
Barring women from schools and non-governmental organization work “will lead to catastrophic humanitarian consequences," warns Red Cross.
The order is "final and non-negotiable."
"We’re tired of being called victims. Instead we are fighters," one participant said.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Empowering Afghan women is a great cause, but Bush could be harming it.
"Walk down any street, or into any government office, business or university, and you have to ask yourself, 'Where are the women?'"
The tests often amount to "torture" with "horrible effects and consequences," Human Rights Watch said in a new report.
Former child bride Reza Gul is now free from years of torture and hopes to achieve something that once seemed impossible: happiness.