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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-08-09 05:36 PM
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UN: Rape, Sexual Violence Growing in Afghanistan
Source: AP

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Afghan women are increasingly the victims of violence, including rapes and acid-throwing attacks at the hands of anti-government elements and local chieftains, according to new U.N. report.

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Afghan women are also increasingly victims of so-called "honor" killings, trafficking, forced marriages, and domestic violence, according to the report issued Wednesday.

more: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jPIjBwLtCGvG6077rO0xSp4TCCewD99AGGF00
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sam sarrha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-08-09 06:57 PM
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1. Allah sounds less an less Merciful, an more and more like Muhammeds Sock Puppet every day..
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