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Women’s Rights in Afghanistan The women in Afghanistan have been denied their civil rights in a country dominated by tyrannical men. These tyrannical men are in a group called the Taliban. They have total control, including control over women. They control how they dress, how and with whom they could go outside with, and they even used force to get what they want. Women in Afghanistan end up having no choices, no rights in their lives. Women as humans had no rights. It all started on “September 27, 1996 at around three in the morning the Taliban came into Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, and put up their white flag” (Latifa, p.1). Everyone was scared including young men. One by one the Taliban invaded every household and took everything they had. They took control of schools, hospitals, and most important women. They no longer allowed women to be 70% of the teaching force. Schools were no longer coed (both boys and girls). That meant that women could not get an education. I could not imagine being illiterate. I don’t understand how you could do everyday things without knowing how to read, write and do some mathematics. For example, how could you go to the store and buy things if you don’t know how to add or even how t