The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, December 17th, 2002
Women oppressed in Herat, group says
Females may not talk with men on Afghan city streets
By PAMELA CONSTABLE Washington Post
Tuesday, December 17, 2002
Kabul, Afghanistan -- Women caught talking with men on the streets of Herat, a major city in western Afghanistan, risk being seized by special morals police, taken to a hospital and forced to undergo an exam to determine if they have had sex, according to a report issued Monday by Human Rights Watch.
Under the control of Ismael Khan, the former Islamic militia leader who governs Herat province, women and girls are living in an atmosphere ...
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