Don’t Forget and Abandon Women in Afghanistan AND the U.S.

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. “O Hector, your courage will be your destruction; and you have no pity on your little son or on me, who will soon be your widow…if I lose you, it would be better for me to die…” -Homer, The Illiad “Where women, verily, are honored, there the gods rejoice; where, however, they are not honored, there all sacred rights prove fruitless.” -Manu-smriti, The Sacred Law (1 B.C.E.) The other day while reading about how the United States should not forget and abandon women in Afghanistan, it reminded me of an 88-year old woman who recently called 9-1-1 due to a snakebite. Upon arriving, officials were “horrified” to find no running water or…

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Don’t Forget and Abandon Women in Afghanistan AND the U.S.

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