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| Police as well as civilians have been accused of rape in Afghanistan,<ref name="autogenerated1"/> and female officers have faced rape by their colleagues.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ralph |first=Talia |url=http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2012/12/20/afghanistan-s-female-cops-face-rape-abuse-from-their-colleagues.html |title=Afghanistan’s female cops face rape, abuse from their colleagues « RAWA News |publisher=Rawa.org |date= |accessdate=2014-02-04}}</ref> The ] military has also been accused of rape in Afghanistan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2012/12/26/us-special-forces-accused-of-raping-afghan-women-during-raid.html |title=US Special Forces Accused of Raping Afghan Women During Raid « RAWA News |publisher=Rawa.org |date= |accessdate=2014-02-04}}</ref> | Police as well as civilians have been accused of rape in Afghanistan,<ref name="autogenerated1"/> and female officers have faced rape by their colleagues.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ralph |first=Talia |url=http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2012/12/20/afghanistan-s-female-cops-face-rape-abuse-from-their-colleagues.html |title=Afghanistan’s female cops face rape, abuse from their colleagues « RAWA News |publisher=Rawa.org |date= |accessdate=2014-02-04}}</ref> The ] military has also been accused of rape in Afghanistan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2012/12/26/us-special-forces-accused-of-raping-afghan-women-during-raid.html |title=US Special Forces Accused of Raping Afghan Women During Raid « RAWA News |publisher=Rawa.org |date= |accessdate=2014-02-04}}</ref> | ||
| == Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan == | |||
| The Soviet forces abducted Afghan women in helicopters while flying in the country in search of mujahideen. In November 1980 a number of such incidents had taken place in various parts of the country, including Laghman and Kama. Soviet soldiers as well as KhAD agents kidnapped young women from the city of Kabul and the areas of Darul Aman and Khair Khana, near the Soviet garrisons, to rape them.<ref>Kakar, M. Hassan Berkeley: University of California Press, c1995 1995. <nowiki>http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft7b69p12h/</nowiki></ref> Women who returned home were considered 'dishonoured' by their families.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The War Chronicles: From Flintlocks to Machine Guns|last=|first=|publisher=Fair Winds|year=|isbn=9781616734046|location=|pages=393|via=}}</ref> Soviet soldiers raped entire villages of Afghan women to crush the Afghan resistance. The use of rape by Soviet soldiers against Afghans was widely reported by Amnesty International and other human rights groups.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.colorq.org/humanrights/article.aspx?d=Afghanistan&x=soviet|title=Soviet Era: Russian soldiers rape Afghani civilians|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> | |||
| The Soviets troops would also encircle villages and massacre the inhabitants, including old men, women and children. Before leaving, they would burn down the entire village. A 1986 report provides a description:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://usa.mediamonitors.net/Headlines/Casualties-and-War-Crimes-in-Afghanistan|title=Casualties and War Crimes in Afghanistan|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref><blockquote>In three small villages near Qandahar, last year, the Soviets killed close to 350 women and children in retaliation for a Mujahadeen attack in the vicinity. After slitting the throats of the children, disemboweling pregnant women, raping, shooting and mutilating others, the Russians poured a substance on the bodies which caused instant decomposition.</blockquote> | |||
| == Afghan Taliban == | |||
| In 2015, Amnesty International reported that the Afghan Taliban had engaged in mass murder and gang rapes of Afghan civilians in Kunduz.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2015/10/afghanistan-harrowing-accounts-emerge-of-the-talibans-reign-of-terror-in-kunduz/|title=Afghanistan: Harrowing accounts emerge of the Taliban’s reign of terror in Kunduz|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> Taliban fighters killed and raped female relatives of police commanders and soldiers. The Taliban also raped and killed midwives who they accused of providing reproductive health services to women in the city.<ref name=":3" /> One female human rights activist described the situation:<ref name=":3" /><blockquote>When the Taliban asserted their control over Kunduz, they claimed to be bringing law and order and Shari’a to the city. But everything they’ve done has violated both. I don’t know who can rescue us from this situation.</blockquote> | |||
| ==Reactions== | ==Reactions== | ||
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Rape is a major issue in Afghanistan. A number of human rights organizations have criticized the country's rape laws and their enforcement.
Prevalence
Rape in Afghanistan is largely under-reported.
In many cases, the victim is punished. Women are respected for their virginity, and it is rare for a man to marry a rape victim. Even if the women gets pregnant, it is uncommon for the rapist to marry her. Thus a women is now punished for being "impure". The authorities treat such cases as adultery. Even if the woman is not punished, she remains rejected by society as "dishonorable" (badnaam in Pashto), while the rapist is not considered dishonored. Sometimes the national courts are ignored in favour of tribal courts.
Law
In March 2009, the British newspaper The Independent reported that "Afghan President Hamid Karzai signed the new Family Law, which women’s groups believe will essentially legalize rape". The law faced criticism from many sources across the world.
Security forces
Police as well as civilians have been accused of rape in Afghanistan, and female officers have faced rape by their colleagues. The United States military has also been accused of rape in Afghanistan.
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
The Soviet forces abducted Afghan women in helicopters while flying in the country in search of mujahideen. In November 1980 a number of such incidents had taken place in various parts of the country, including Laghman and Kama. Soviet soldiers as well as KhAD agents kidnapped young women from the city of Kabul and the areas of Darul Aman and Khair Khana, near the Soviet garrisons, to rape them. Women who returned home were considered 'dishonoured' by their families. Soviet soldiers raped entire villages of Afghan women to crush the Afghan resistance. The use of rape by Soviet soldiers against Afghans was widely reported by Amnesty International and other human rights groups.
The Soviets troops would also encircle villages and massacre the inhabitants, including old men, women and children. Before leaving, they would burn down the entire village. A 1986 report provides a description:
In three small villages near Qandahar, last year, the Soviets killed close to 350 women and children in retaliation for a Mujahadeen attack in the vicinity. After slitting the throats of the children, disemboweling pregnant women, raping, shooting and mutilating others, the Russians poured a substance on the bodies which caused instant decomposition.
Afghan Taliban
In 2015, Amnesty International reported that the Afghan Taliban had engaged in mass murder and gang rapes of Afghan civilians in Kunduz. Taliban fighters killed and raped female relatives of police commanders and soldiers. The Taliban also raped and killed midwives who they accused of providing reproductive health services to women in the city. One female human rights activist described the situation:
When the Taliban asserted their control over Kunduz, they claimed to be bringing law and order and Shari’a to the city. But everything they’ve done has violated both. I don’t know who can rescue us from this situation.
Reactions
In 2013, Fereshta Kazemi played the leading role in The Icy Sun, one of the first films to deal openly with rape in Afghanistan. NBC News said that her "film breaks new ground for Afghanistan, where victims of rape can be forced to marry their attackers to preserve their families' honor".
References
- "Canada report highlights Afghan rape, immolation | Reuters". Ca.reuters.com. 2010-01-08. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
- "Where Global Solutions Are Shaped For You | News & Media | Afghanistan: Un Report Finds Mixed Results In Implementation Of Law On Elimination Of Violence Against Women This Past Year". Unog.ch. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
- ^ Noorjahan Akbar (2013-07-26). "No Justice for Rape Victims in Afghanistan | UN DispatchUN Dispatch". Undispatch.com. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- ^ "Police accused in Afghan rape - CNN.com". Edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- "Afghan President Hamid Karzai signs a law that 'legalizes' rape". ThinkProgress. 2009-03-31. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- "Afghan President Backtracks on Law Legalizing Rape in Marriage". Fox News. 2009-04-04. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- Ralph, Talia. "Afghanistan's female cops face rape, abuse from their colleagues « RAWA News". Rawa.org. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- "US Special Forces Accused of Raping Afghan Women During Raid « RAWA News". Rawa.org. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- Kakar, M. Hassan Berkeley: University of California Press, c1995 1995. http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft7b69p12h/
- The War Chronicles: From Flintlocks to Machine Guns. Fair Winds. p. 393. ISBN 9781616734046.
- "Soviet Era: Russian soldiers rape Afghani civilians".
- "Casualties and War Crimes in Afghanistan".
- ^ "Afghanistan: Harrowing accounts emerge of the Taliban's reign of terror in Kunduz".
- Clark, Mandy. "Ultimate taboo: Actress takes on rape in Afghanistan". NBC News. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
External links
- Afghan woman's choice: 12 years in jail or marry her rapist and risk death
- 'Dark Flowers' Sheds Light On Afghan Self-Immolations