We all know a friend or family member who has had a scandalous affair with another person who is not their significant other and has seen the outcome which would usually be a divorce, break-up, etc. Then they would move on with their lives and all would be done and over with. But in ASADABAD, Kunar Province they do something a little different. Baad occurs which is a traditional Afghan form of justice where they take girls as payments for misdeeds committed by their elders.
Although Baad is illegal, it is still present and in the most recent case an 8 year old girl and her cousin were kidnapped and beaten by men carrying AK-47s.
“We did not know what was happening,” said Shakila, now about 10, who spoke softly as she repeated over and over her memory of being dragged from her family home. “They put us in a dark room with stone walls, it was dirty and they kept beating us with sticks and saying ‘your uncle ran away with our wife and dishonored us and we will beat you for retaliation.’ ”
Most of these cases never make it to court because of 2 reasons, "'First, the corrupt administration which openly demands money for every single case, and second, instability." So basically nothing is being done to stop this which is very sad.
So hitchhikers, what do you think should be done to stop this?
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