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Afghan Women 1992 - 2001
Deutsch-Afghanische Freundschaft Gesellschaft e.V.
• The Civil War – April 1992, end of communist rule, return of
Mujahideen
– Women become targets of sexual violence linked to factional fighting
– 1995 Afghanistan has highest infant mortality rate
– Female life expectancy is 43
– 3% of girls receive primary education
• Taliban – 1996, Kabul falls, implementation of Shari‘a Law
– Women isolated from the rest of the society
• Women banned from schools, hospitals and offices
• Women must wear burqah and be escorted by husband or muharam
– 40,000 widows survive on aid in Kabul
• Many women become beggars and prostitutes to feed their families