An unspeakable crime by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
In Afghanistan, where domestic violence is epidemic, Gayle Tzemach Lemmon reports on a teenager whose in-laws cut off her nose and ears in retaliation for her attempted escape.
I am not posting the entire article because I also want to focus on one of the organizations that assisted this young woman in her recovery and the protection of other Afghan women - Women for Afghan Women.
We are all aware of the toll this war has taken on our families and our loved ones, but here is another perspective of having our troops in Afghanistan.
"Women for Afghan Women deeply regrets having a position in favor of maintaining, even increasing troops. We are not advocates for war, and conditions did not have to reach this dire point, but we believe that withdrawing troops means abandoning 15 million women and children to madmen who will sacrifice them to their lust for power. We predict that if Afghanistan falls again to the Taliban, we will once more see on our high definition TV screens, in the comfort of our American homes, women and girls being hauled into the Kabul football stadium to be beaten and executed for having committed acts that would not be considered criminal by any international human rights laws, including those signed by Afghanistan."
