that's the first thing that came to mind when I saw the story regarding the woman publicly executed in afghanistan for alleged adultery. it seems pointless to ask if that's really the world we live in because sadly the overwhelming answer is yes. the sheer calculation of such an act is physically, mentally, and emotionally sickening and enraging. i say calculated because such an act could never be random. 150 primarily male onlookers. decapitated. bullet riddle corpse. female. woman.
in no way am I stating that i would condone such an act with a male victim. but the fact that a man accused of the same crime wouldn't have the same result is also at the forefront of my mind. i'm not familiar enough with Afghan laws to even know whether or not it is a crime for a man to commit adultery. But I can't fathom this punishment for either sex.
how can i, as a woman, begin to process this? a heartbreaking statement was that Afghan girls and women heavily rely on the international community to protect the progress they've made in the past decade regarding their rights and safety. how, i ask, can the international community combat something like this?
blame has primarily been placed upon the taliban. but even with that knowledge, even if it were confirmed that the taliban is responsible, how can this be rectified? can anyone truly be punished for such an atrocity?
soldiers will die. rebels will die. innocent men, women, and children will die. at what end?
this isn't the rant of a woman with no hope or faith. but, on the contrary, a more reflective one. i've come to the realization that simply because there will never be a true "end" to a war doesn't mean there's no reason to fight.
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