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Afghan Women Shoulder War Woes
Tuesday, October 16, 2001
(20:40 GMT) (21:40 UK)
By Kate Goldberg / BBC News Online

More than 70,000 families wait for ICRC food.
Photo Credit: The BBC.

"Food is the biggest issue. People are just hoping to find enough to eat once a day."
Sahar Saba / Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)

The women of Afghanistan were already suffering under one of the most restrictive regimes in the world even before the current bombing.

But now the US air strikes have further exacerbated the situation.

As many men leave for the frontlines or flee, tens of thousands of women and children have been stranded without financial support.

The Taleban have banned women from working or receiving an education, making it impossible for them to earn a legal living.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says that outside help was critical in keeping these people alive.
(More: BBC News Online News Source)
2001 © The BBC.

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