{"id":2095,"date":"2002-10-15T14:12:33","date_gmt":"2002-10-15T21:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=2095"},"modified":"2002-10-15T14:12:33","modified_gmt":"2002-10-15T21:12:33","slug":"meanwhile-it-still-sucks-to-be-female-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=2095","title":{"rendered":"Meanwhile, it still sucks to be female in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Has anyone noticed that the war\/antiwar crowds have reversed their positions when it comes to Afghanistan? The Bush administration (despite its vocal claims<\/a> otherwise) has been quietly pulling back on commitments to Afghanistan, blocking a planned $174 million<\/a> in Afghan humanitarian aid (including $2.5 million that was desperately needed by the Ministry of Women’s Affairs). There’s also been a lot of hemming and hawing over doing the most important thing – expanding the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). In August, the Bush administration reversed itself<\/a> and said it might support expanding the ISAF. In September, the State Department issued a report<\/a> saying just the opposite.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, feminists<\/a>, human rights groups<\/a>, the UN<\/a>, and democrats<\/a> – groups that have been, in general, more skeptical about invading Iraq – all want the ISAF increased. Why? Here’s a few reasons…<\/p>\n