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�3 covered and their painted windows keep out the sun. Life expectancy llaS 9 fallen to age 40. In most of our world, as time progresess so have human rights and conditions. Not for the people of Afghanistan. Before Afghans recent history, women were able to have jobs, be educated, had the right to vote and were not treated so severely. Article 2 of the Declaration states "Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth without distinction of any kind, such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political, or other opinion, national/social origin property, birth or other status. The Taliban's treatment of Afghan women seems to violate nearly every point in this Article! It seems to me that individuals can do little to help Afghanistan and it's women until the Taliban is forced out. I believe that supporting the war against terrorism is a step in the direction of removal of the Taliban and a step in helping The Afghan people including its women. There is also a website that offers to aid the women of Afghanistan. The website is run by The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan(RAWA),It is h��//www rawa.fancvmarketiog.net/index,hhnl At this website, you can find out how to send money to help in health care, education, awareness building, or emergency relief. AlsO at this WebSite you can sign a petition condemning the Taliban extremists in Afghanistan. The petition can be signed on-line. It states: We the undersigned, condemn the atrocities committed by the extemists. We condemn the violations of human rights, especially women's rights in Afghanistan in the name of Islam. We support the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (R.AWA) for their struggle for democracy and women's rights. We encourage the UN and the US Congress and government to adopt a resolution against Taliban an Jihadic bands and encourage a democratic movement in Afghanistan. We urge the �1�1 and all governments to lead international sanctions against the fundamentalists , and countries who deal with the Taliban and Jihadic criminals. We condemn countries who are supporting Taliban militarily and financially. The situation for women in Afghanistan seems so helpless but small steps in the right direction may slowly get help to these people.