Incidents of violence towards women in the Southern Afghanistan have been on the dangerous rise. There are many key factors that have unfortunately led to this rapid increase in reports of violence (28 major incidents since just March 22, 2016) according to a source, but the most prevalent issues include illiteracy, local customs, unawareness, and drug addiction. Drug addiction is an emerging problem in Southern Afghanistan that is becoming more and more frequent because the drug industry functions as a form of business for many men. This leads some to exploit their power and force women to provide labor and commit other violations of human rights. Some women and even young girls are sold to drug lords as wives or "comfort women". Women are especially vulnerable because Southern Afghanistan has always been predominantly "ruled" by men due to the conservative culture. However, this does not serve as an excuse to deduce women to be subordinate and slavish to men. By giving women and girls an education and freeing them from the shackles of forced labor, injustices towards women will be monumentally reduced. Southern Afghanistan needs to implement harsher penalties for those who abuse women as well as enact laws (such as mandatory education) to prevent violence from occurring in the first place.
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Carson Bartholomew
7/28/2016 10:24:38 pm
I had no idea of the drug problem in Southern Afghanistan. To be honest Southern Afghanistan isn't a topic that comes up in conversation or even in the news. I find the connection between violence on women to illiteracy and being uneducated so fascinating but heart wrenching. Here I am typing away watching Buzzfeed and you are researching and fighting for women like these.
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