Fresh News on Dismal Condition of Women in Afghanistan

March 10, 2005

In the first report from her recent visit to Afghanistan to observe the status of women and children’s rights and health, and to assess the US-led military occupation of Afghanistan, a leader in American support for Afghan women will tell the hidden story of the Afghan situation, and a new film documenting prisoner abuse will be shown at a Code Pink-endorsed event in Los Angeles on Saturday.

RAWA Supporters Southern California presents a screening of “Taliban Country”

March 6, 2005

Video Screening, Slide Show and Music
Proceeds to Benefit RAWA

Taliban Country is a documentary where journalist Carmela Baranowska spent three weeks embedded with U.S. Marines in Afghanistan. She then returned in secret to the area where she was with the Marines to document what was really happening that the Marines would not let her see. Its a story of prisoners abused and villagers humiliated. "This report prompted US inquiry."