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The Talib regime in Afghanistan is clearly violating human rights. For example, Article 16 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that "Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses" ("The Universal Declaration"). The Taliban frequently kidnaps Afghan girls from their homes and forces them to marry Talib officials (Goodwin 300). This is clearly a violation of human rights. The Taliban has also violated countless other human rights, such as the right to work and the right to be educated ("The Universal Declaration"). As countries that recognize human rights, we have a moral obligation to ameliorate the damage already done by the Talib regime, and to prevent as much further damage as possible.
             One might argue that the Afghan culture is one that we do not understand, and that we should allow its government to conduct itself without outside interference. This might be a valid argument if there were any evidence that the people of Afghanistan were content with the lifestyle that their government has imposed upon them. However, the women of Afghanistan are not happy with the life that is forced upon them. Ninety-seven percent of Afghan women are severely depressed, and nearly one quarter have also considered or attempted suicide (Goodwin 289). This is evidence that these women do not want this lifestyle. The Talibs defend their actions by claiming that they are mandated by the Islamic religion, which is dominant in Afghanistan and its surrounding countries. However, there is nothing written in Islamic law to justify the way the Taliban has been treating women. In fact, many laws made by the Taliban are in direct contradiction to the Qur'an, the Islamic holy book. For example, the Qur'an states that women are not to have their faces covered, and the required burqua, which covers a woman from head to toe, does just this ("Perspective on Women's Plight").


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