It all started on “September 27, 1996 at around three in the morning the Taliban came into Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, and put up their white flag” (Latifa, p.1). Everyone was scared including young men. One by one the Taliban invaded every household and took everything they had. They took control of schools, hospitals, and most important women. They no longer allowed women to be 70% of the teaching force. Schools were no longer coed (both boys and girls). That meant that women could not get an education. I could not imagine being illiterate. I don’t understand how you could do everyday things without knowing how to read, write and do some mathematics. For example, how could you go to the store and buy things if you don’t know how to add or even how t

Through the American Medical Association web site, Women’s Health and Human Rights, I was able to read the results of many interviews. “ The results were of 160 women, including 80 women currently living in Kabul and 80 women who had recently migrated to Pakistan. The interviews were over a period of three months and in a private setting. Sixty-two Afghan women living in Pakistan cited their own security and that of their families.” (Ama-assn.org, 1998). They obviously faced economic hardships. They had to find a place to live and they had to find food for their children. Most Afghan women realized that their human rights were taken from them so they decided to go to Pakistan. The interviews also asked questions on how to improve their situation. “Ninety-five percent of the women agreed that they should have equal access to education, work opportunities, freedom of expression, freedom of association, freedom of movement, and control over the number and spacing of children. Ninety- five percent of the women disagreed with Taliban dress codes and believed that the teachings of Islam DOES NOT inherently impose restrictions on human rights. Ninety-four percent of the women believed that the health of women in Afghanistan would be improved by involving women in the United Nations’ peace process in Afghanistan.” (Ama-assn.org, 1998). I was so surprised to read the results. I couldn’t believe how women were stripped of the rights just by one group of men.

Women had to wear a burqa at all times. It was a piece of cloth that covered their entire body. There was only a netted piece that went over their eyes. The only thing it didn’t cover was their feet. Their feet had to be covered with socks and shoes. Their socks and shoes couldn’t be white because it was offensive to the Taliban to cover such a low part of the body with a color that was the same as their flag. The burqa was their only passport that the Taliban demanded. So all the women looked the same. I could not imagine wea

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