The view from Kabul

This is devastating.  From Pajhwok Afghan News:

Dog-tired and fed up with the hardships they have been facing over the years, 65 per cent of the 50,000 widows in Kabul see suicide the only option to get rid of their miseries and desolation, revealed a survey conducted by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM).

Addressing a news conference, UNIFEM's Director Meryem Aslan described condition of widows, especially those living in Kabul, as terrible. She said widows living in Kabul have to look after their families in face of little opportunities of earning livelihood and high rate of inflation. Without elaborating on the topic, she said 16 of the 65 per cent women had already ended their lives.

Comments

[Kyle]

This is atrocious. If you remember back. The Bush administration exploited the situation for women in Afghanistan when they were pushing to invade. "We need to liberate the Afghan women"...etc.....that was the rhetoric; that is how they gained support. Those in power don't give a fuck about these women.