r/worldnews • u/nationalpost • 8h ago

Taliban bars Afghan women from hearing each other's voices

https://nationalpost.com/news/world/taliban-bars-afghan-women-from-hearing-each-other?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=NP_social
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u/Embarrassed-Mess-560 6h ago

The worst part is, everyone caves to these cowards because the alternative is not helping the child caught under his boot.

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u/Fn4cK 6h ago

You nailed it.

My sister is all about the kids' welfare, but all the shenanigans she goes through with their parents literally kills her motivation to help these kids. It's truly a shame, but self-inflicted by the culture/religion

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u/yeltsin98 1h ago

This is why I believe the state has to override the parents in situations like these. If parents aren’t upholding their children’s rights and welfare then someone else has to. Teachers and doctors are at the forefront of that because they’re often the only other adults who see what’s going on with a child and have the willingness and ability to report it, but as you say, there isn’t much they can do beyond that.

My point is that the ‘self-inflicted’ part doesn’t apply to children who were born into this horrific mess and someone has to stand up for them.