Women's Rights as a Bargaining Chip inAfghan Politics
The two men vying to be the next president of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani, have pledged to protect women's rights, which have in the past year become a political bargaining chip in outgoing President Hamid Karzai's quest for a legacy. Both men signed a petition organized by more than 100 women's rights organizations calling for equality and an end to violence.
The two men vying to be the next president of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani, have pledged to protect women's rights, which have in the past year become a political bargaining chip in outgoing President Hamid Karzai's quest for a legacy. Both men signed a petition organized by more than 100 women's rights organizations calling for equality and an end to violence.