Today's news from Afghanistan is very disturbing. President Karzai is supporting new legislation which would make it illegal for a woman to refuse to have sex with her husband, leave the house without his permission, or have custody of her children.
This is so reminiscent of the Taliban regime that I wonder why so many Canadian lives have been put on the front lines in Afghanistan. I thought we were supposed to be helping Afghani women and girls.
The number of Canadians killed or brutally injured in Afghanistan is steadily climbing, but it doesn't seem to have helped anyone. We need to change our tactics. We need to find a way to work with the Afghani people to promote human dignity and peace.
The lives of Afghani women and girls depend on how we respond to this legislation.
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