Afghan theater remains desperate for women as war and fundamentalism bite – Many Afghan women struggle for basic rights and suffer gruesome violence

Afghan women suffer despite progress on rights: UN

Afghanistan has made some progress in using the law to protect women against violence but many still suffer horrific abuse at the hands of men, a UN report said Tuesday. The assessment, which comes a day after a senior women’s rights official was shot dead, opens with the tragic death of a 15-year-old.