The day when 14-year-old Farkhanda was chased and beaten by the Virtue and Vice police of Taliban, she crossed the borderline of girlhood and landed into womanhood, just because she had shown her face. Though the girls younger than 14 do not wear burqua, the Ministry of the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice find her old enough for wearing burqua.

It’s not the case with Farkhanda alone, but there are many more like her. The women in Taliban live their life in terror. They are put under so many constraints that many of them find US military action against the regime as the only ray of hope of their freedom. Read More: N.O.W.