Afghan women say peace key to their lives
- 10 years ago
When coalition forces overthrew the Taliban in 2001, Afghan women like Bibi Sughra gained a new life.
She opened a bakery -- something unthinkable under the rule of the hardline Islamists.
But a decade later, her life is no easier.
The Taliban is back, violence is on the rise and she's still stuck in poverty.
(SOUNDBITE) ( Dari) AFGHAN WOMAN BAKER, BIBI SUGHRA, SAYING:
"I have seven children and faced lots of problem with this job. I am tired of baking bread in such conditions. It has made me weak. I wish a better person takes power in the upcoming elections so that the lives of the poor will improve and there will be peace and security in Afghanistan"
Her lament is a refrain heard across the country as it heads to elections
Habiba Sarabi, a leading Afghan female figure and vice presidential candidate, urges women not to give up.
(SOUNDBITE) (Dari) HABIBA SARABI, SECOND VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, SAYING:
"There is a saying that
She opened a bakery -- something unthinkable under the rule of the hardline Islamists.
But a decade later, her life is no easier.
The Taliban is back, violence is on the rise and she's still stuck in poverty.
(SOUNDBITE) ( Dari) AFGHAN WOMAN BAKER, BIBI SUGHRA, SAYING:
"I have seven children and faced lots of problem with this job. I am tired of baking bread in such conditions. It has made me weak. I wish a better person takes power in the upcoming elections so that the lives of the poor will improve and there will be peace and security in Afghanistan"
Her lament is a refrain heard across the country as it heads to elections
Habiba Sarabi, a leading Afghan female figure and vice presidential candidate, urges women not to give up.
(SOUNDBITE) (Dari) HABIBA SARABI, SECOND VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, SAYING:
"There is a saying that