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Legalized rape in Afghanistan

April 20, 2009

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The new Sharia family law in Afghanistan is a setback for women and for the cause of democracy in the region. Countries that aid Afghanistan ought to be putting more pressure on Hamid Karzai not to make convenient political allies with the Taliban. (Full article: 298 words)

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