In this section, we will endeavor to describe actions and projects undertaken by kids determined to make the world a better place for themselves. This is the mistreatment of women in Afghanistan. Since September 1996, when the Taliban Islamic militia took control of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, they have enforced an oppressive, dictatorial rule over all women and girls. According to the news articles and to several web sites sponsored by human rights organizations, the Taliban have been oppressing women by requiring them to cover themselves up totally when they go out in public. They must wear burqua, from head to toe, and have been stoned and beaten in public for not having the proper attire, even if this means not having the mesh covering in front of their eyes.
Husbands have the right to kill their wives and other women relatives.
Further, a woman who exposes the slightest bit of skin, risks enraging male strangers enough so that they may beat or stone her to death. One woman was beaten to death for accidentally revealing her arm while driving. Another way the Taliban have been oppressing women is by requiring them to be accompanied outside of their houses at all times by a male family member, whether this is a father, husband or brother. One woman was stoned to death for trying to leave the country with a man who was not related to her. Since the voices of women are considered to be too exciting for men outside of the family to hear, in places such as a shop or market, a woman must have a male family member present to talk to the shopkeeper.