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It's Not Just the Taliban in Afghanistan Who Brutally Oppress Women

By Paul WachterAug 16th 2010 – 9:43AM

(Aug. 16) -- Time magazine's Aug. 9 cover featured a shocking photo of an Afghan woman whose nose has been cut off and the title of the cover story: "What Happens If We Leave Afghanistan." The implication was hard to miss: If the U.S. pulls out, it will be leaving the country to the Taliban, Islamic fundamentalists who...

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Humanitarian aid is material or logistical assistance provided for humanitarian purposes, typically in response to humanitarian crises including natural disaster and man-made disaster.

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