where is the outrage re this war on women?

[evanovitch]

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, April 13 (UPI) -- A United Nations official Monday called the weekend assassination of a <span style="font-weight: bold">prominent women's right activist in Afghanistan </span>cowardly.

Sitara Achikzai was fatally shot by two motorcyclists outside her home in Kandahar Sunday after a provincial council meeting in southern Afghanistan, the U.N. assistance mission in Afghanistan said.

U.N. mission spokeswoman Nilab Mobarez said officials with the international organization were &quot;sickened by the senseless murder.&quot;

&quot;Those responsible for this callous act have clearly shown their disrespect for true Afghan honor and traditions,&quot; she said in a statement released by the United Nations in New York, adding there is no justification for such a cowardly act.

The Scotsman reported that the Taliban had claimed responsibility for the slaying. <span style="font-weight: bold">The Islamic extremist group says it will pay 200,000 Pakistani rupees, about $3,500, to anyone who kills a member of the council. </span>

[halfwaytree]

Re: where is the outrage re this war on women?

While I feel the U.S., Britain, Canada and the rest have no business placing troops over there as opposed to what the President says, I feel terrible for the women of Afghanistan once they are left to fend for themselves against the Taliban.

[Derek]

Re: where is the outrage re this war on women?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Curmudgeon_Milo</div><div class="ubbcode-body">While I feel the U.S., Britain, Canada and the rest have no business placing troops over there as opposed to what the President says, I feel terrible for the women of Afghanistan once they are left to fend for themselves against the Taliban. </div></div>


I agree.
The really sad part is, the Taliban philosophy has little to do with Islam and more to do with male chauvinism.

Those guys think woman are only here to cook, clean, raise babies and lie down when the man's ready.