They are forced to watch as thieves have their hands cut off and are hung from trees. Yet the Taliban is what has made these people so poor they must steal. I have seen women stoned to death in the stadium for refusing arranged marriages. And the Taliban actually sells popcorn before these events executions have become entertainment for children. Two cousins, a boy and a girl, were buried alive for talking in the bazaar.
Commanders abduct and rape girls.
Freshta tells me that since she became a reporter, she faints all the time. I hope I will live to see the elimination of these criminals. RAWA Takes Action Freshta reports for the newsletter and Web site of RAWA, the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan. More than 2,000 members of this clandestine network provide shelter, education, and medical services to Afghan women and girls all in defiance of the Taliban. Unable to show their faces in their own country, they are building international connections through their Web site.