Category: AFGHANISTAN
Afghan Woman Defies Gender Roles as First Village Chief
In a male-dominated society that has for years been controlled by the ultra-conservative Taliban, the emergence of the first female village chief took everyone by surprise. After being ridiculed by male villagers for wanting to occupy political office, Zarifa Qazizadah, the mother of 15 children, managed to become the mayor of Naw Abad, a village [...]
Can 30,000 More Troops “Fix” Afghanistan?
As Obama shows he doesn’t have greater problem solving ingenuity than his predecessor, the chant of “Hope and Change” is now recognized for the gimmicky election relic that it is. Post 9-11, not only did the U.S. Government fail to attack the root of the problem, they failed to target the right country. 9-11 was [...]
