Afghan Policewomen
Struggle Against Culture
She was on her
way home from a visit to her parents in a remote corner of eastern Afghanistan with her children by her
side and a small group of women. Two men, their faces covered by kaffiyehs,
pulled up on a motor scooter.
“Who is
Parveena, daughter of Sardar?” said one, looking at the group of women, their
faces hidden behind blue burqas.
No one answered.
One of the men took his Kalashnikov and used the muzzle to lift the burqa of
the nearest woman — in conservative Afghan society, a gesture akin to
undressing her in public.
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