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The consent of underaged girls for sex is not covered by laws in Afghanistan but underage marriage, forced marriage, beating, rape, "baahd" (the giving of a female relative to another family to settle a debt or dispute), humiliation, intimidation and food refusal was made illegal during Hamid Karzai's Presidency. [3]
The Afghan government shows increasing interest in the economic success of the Regional Cooperation for Development program (RCD), which is being vigorously pursued by Pakistan, Iran, and Turkey; a visit to Kabul by the Pakistan finance minister, Nawab Muzaffar Ali Khan Qizilbash, leads to a scheme for technical aid in the fields of irrigation ...
Kabul Faculty of Medicine 1970s Thirty years after 1959, women, most from urban backgrounds, functioned in the public arena with dignity, with no loss of honor to themselves or their families. Nevertheless, family pressures, traditional attitudes, and religious opposition continued to impose constraints that limited the degree to which women ...
There is no one better to tell the story of womenhood in Afghanistan than the women themselves
The royal Arg (palace) in Kabul became the official presidential residence. [19] In a radio address, he called the coup a "national and progressive revolution", calling the King's rule “corrupt and effete” and vowed to replace it with “genuine democracy”. He pledged to continue Afghanistan's long-standing policy of neutrality. [6]
The Pentagon has declassified and publicly released video footage of a U.S. drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians in the final hours of a chaotic American withdrawal that ended a 20-year ...
Pages in category "1970s in Afghanistan" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
In video footage captured by Reuters, residents were seen around commercial streets with various stalls selling products ranging from clothing to food open. Women were also seen to be walking ...