Why Is Hamid Karzai Cracking Down on Women?: Taking Back the Shelters
The Afghan president is planning to take control of women’s shelters, accusing them of corruption. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon talks to women who are afraid their rights are being taken away as a compromise for the Taliban.
A woman and her son are shown at a women's shelter and safe house October 7, 2010 in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. Inset: Afghan President Hamid Karzai. (Photos: Getty Images; AP Photo)
