Guest guest Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 > > A point of view... Barbara Walters of Television's 20/20 did a story > > on gender roles in Kabul, Afghanistan, several years before the > > Afghan conflict. She noted that women customarily walked 5 > > paces behind their husbands. > > She recently returned to Kabul and observed that women still walk > > behind their husbands. From Miss Walter's vantage point, despite > > the overthrow of the oppressive Taliban regime, the women now > > seem to walk even further back behind their husbands and are > > happy to maintain the old custom. > > Miss Walters approached one of the Afghani women and asked, > > " Why do you now seem happy with the old custom that you once > > tried so desperately to change? " > > The woman looked Miss Walters straight in the eyes, and without > > hesitation, said, " Land Mines. " > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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