HElP THE WOMEN IN NEED

   Naqash Ashraf

Photo From NY Times

   Women in Afghanistan aren't as lucky as the women that live in our country. The women in Afghanistan are under the government's authority at all times. But when the Taliban had took over Afghanistan then things got way worse. They were under control about 95 percent of the time. Three hundred women in Kabul demanded the repeal of a Taliban-like law that permits, among other things, marital rape. They were tired of everything. For example the women in Afghanistan stated “We want our rights!” one of the women shouted, turning to face them. “We want equality!”   

    The Taliban had basically took the women's lives away and made them drop everything. They made them stop attending school, stop going to work and stop being themselves. Basically the women were so controlled that they could not show themselves, they could not go out if they wanted, they could not show any skin because they had to be covered at all times. If the women disobeyed any of these rules they would most likely get beaten and maybe sometimes be killed. Also most importantly they could not dare talk to another man other than their husband

   

Picture from Afghan women News

Women were treated so badly in Afghanistan and most importantly, they had no freedom whatsoever. There lives changed and it gets worse and

worse everyday for them. Everyday that the women are banned from work, that means that they don’t have money to support their family and that's why tons of people in Afghanistan are in poverty and dieing.

   

    Poverty was in a big concern in Afghanistan because most of the women couldn't feed their kids and their husbands and some would die of starvation.An Article had stated that “Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries in the world.” Also the children that were ill would die because hospitals where to expensive and some weren't open because of Unemployment women. About 80 percent of the women in Afghanistan's have horrible lives because of the messed up government.

    A book that I'm reading in humanities is just like the suffering of women in Afghanistan. It is called The dressmaker of Khair Khana, by Gayle lemmon. The book is about a girl named Kamila who is also struggling a lot from the Government. Everyday Kamila is in life struggling situations like many of the women, but she is one of the few lucky women who was very brave and fought hard even when there wasn't any man in the family. She will do everything she can to fight for her family and her life.

    I believe that we can make a change and help these women in poverty. SO many women are struggling and that is not right at all. They should be treated all equally and not judged and controlled by the Taliban Government. Some things we can do are

• Donate Money to Families
• Donate foods for the starving women and children
• Let people know
• Protest

   Anything can help these people in need, so please lookout and try to help and always remember how lucky you are and be grateful of what you have.