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Hundreds Of Women March In Kabul For International Women’s Day

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womensdayRFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan
March 8, 2018

Hundreds of women marched in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on March 8 to mark International Women’s Day and to remind authorities that much remains to be done to give Afghan women a voice, ensure their education, and protect them from increasing violence.

The head of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission, Sima Samar, addressed women in Afghanistan’s security forces.

“Your safety represents the safety of all Afghan women,” she said, reminding women in uniform to report any abuse by superiors to the rights commission.

Samar said no one has the right to comment on their physical appearance or to speak to them disrespectfully.

The overall situation for Afghan women has gradually improved in the last decade, especially in the major urban areas, but those living in rural parts of the country still face major discrimination and violence.

Human rights groups, including Human Rights Watch and the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, have voiced concern at women’s rights in Afghanistan.

With reporting by AP

Copyright (c) 2018. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave NW, Ste 400, Washington DC 20036.

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5 thoughts on “Hundreds Of Women March In Kabul For International Women’s Day”

  1. The overall situation for Afghan women has gradually improved in the last decade, especially in the major urban areas, but those living in rural parts of the country still face major discrimination and violence.

  3. BROTHERS AND SISTERS !
    .
    JUST LAST YEAR ALONE OVER TEN THOUSANDS OF REGULAR CITIZENS OF AFGHANISTAN WERE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED THROUGH DIRTY MILITARY WORKS OF ANGLO/US PARASITES AND/OR THEIR PROXIES.
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    **
    *
    THOSE PEOPLE WERE BROTHERS, HUSBANDS, FATHERS AND COUSINS TO ALL WOMEN
    OF
    AFGHANISTAN.
    ***
    **
    *
    NOW; HOW YOU COWARDS
    DARE CALLING IT A PROGRESS TO WOMEN’S RIGHT
    IN AFGHANISTAN ?????
    ,
    .
    .
    YOU SEMI-RETARDED INVADERS
    HAVE NO HONOR , PERIOD !

  4. YOU ARE PERSECUTING
    THE VERY FOLKS WHO LOVE AFGHANISTAN AND WILL GIVE THEIR LIVES FOR IT- YOU COWARDS DON’T UNDERSTAND THAT CONCEPT.
    .
    YOU GREEDY LOW LIVES
    ARE THERE
    FOR
    THE THRIL OF
    FILLING YOUR POCKETS.

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