Both mother and child fell to the ground. Instead he raised his weapon and shot her repeatedly. Intent on saving her child, the mother ignored him, hoping that he would ignore her. She shouldn't have.Īs they approached the market, she was spotted by a teenage Taliban guard who tried to stop her. Donning the tent-like burqa as Taliban law required, she set out, cradling her child in her arms. To go on her own meant that she would risk flogging.īecause she loved her child, she had no choice. To ask another man to do so would be to risk severe punishment. The mother was alone and the doctor was across town. But simple tasks in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan today are not that easy. For the young Afghan mother, the only difference was that her child was feverish and had been for some time and needed to see a doctor. Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor You are in: Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs > Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor > Releases > More Reports > Report on the Taliban's War Against Women Report on the Taliban's War Against Women
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