Desperation drives abused Afghan women to death by fire

A large number of Afghan women commit suicide by self-immolation to escape abusive life and desperation.

"Why did you burn yourself?" asks the doctor. "If I threw myself from a building, I'd break an arm or a leg, but I wanted to die," Halima answers. "That's why I set myself on fire. I thought I would die instantly." As an answer it is more how than why, but it is enough for Dr. Arif Jalali, the senior surgeon ...

Lynsey Addario of The New York Times show us some tragic reports of these ill-fated women.

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• women
• Herat
• self-burn
• immolation
• justice
• crime
• feminism
• women's rights
• brutality
• terrorism
• human rights
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• افغانستان

[Sultana332]

very sad

[JyeDante777]

Viola the religion of peace, where women are treated less than human - less than animals.

[MrFalangist]

yeah blame it on the economy -.-

[jennobunz]

I can't believe how sad this is. i just watched the life go out of a womans eyes and die because of this shit culture they live it. i'm so happy i live in canada, but so sad for these women :(

[Paghmani1sher]

ay khoda ya there too much menafiq people among us khoda kharaab kona ee mardem ra

[kabuljan2000]

ohhhhhhhhhh khodaia 

[ayshia2u]

Its all to sad, each of these women would be alive if they was allowed to have there OWN life without dictation by FOOLS!

[rommel2222224]

@staffsgt7 listen you realize Islam does not teach you to beat and hurt your wife, your being an ignoramus. look the arabic pagans before Islam did that to wives understand/ the whole stoning thing. The culture spread and stayed and Islam did the same. Just cause you have a religion doesn't mean your culture goes away as well

[staffsgt7]

This shows us what depravity that islam brings. I am not talking about a woman trying to escape her situation, but the men that think they should follow shitslam to a point that they do this to another human being. And I don't give the moslem women a pass either - the moslem mothers sell their girls to pediphiles/abusers. They celebrate after women are killed for adultry or blow themselves up murdering others.

[flyingpickel247]

@EternalRhyme have you ever thought that its kinda dificult too get a gun using fire is the best opsion for them .