NO WOMENS' RIGHTS TO PROTECT
The fate of TV actresses in the capitol

"... prominent American women claim American forces are necessary in Afghanistan to protect the gains made in woman’s rights.... 3 women in Kabul were attacked by a group of men because of their work as television actresses. One of the women was murdered. After seeking treatment at the hospital, the two survivors were taken to prison, where they face intrusive virginity tests and possible charges of prostitution or collusion in the attack. They face long prison sentences. This is not the Taliban; this is woman’s rights in Afghanistan today..."

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/09/11>http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/09/11

"The hatred of the people here is the reason she was killed, I am 100% sure."
--Yaqin Ali Khalili, owner of a shop that the women frequented.
"We have already sent them to the forensic office to do an examination, to make clear whether these girls are having illegal relations with anyone," said prosecutor Ghulam Dastegir Hedayat, responsible for western Kabul, where the killing took place..."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/06/afghanistan-attack-female-actors>http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/06/afghanistan-attack-female-actors