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LauraBush:

Goodmorning.I''''mLauraBush,andI''''mdeliveringthisweek''''sradioaddresstokickoffaworld-wideefforttofocusonthebrutalityagainstwomenandchildrenbytheal-QaidaterroristnetworkandtheregimeitsupportsinAfghanistan,theTaliban.Thatregimeisnowinretreatacrossmuchofthecountry,andthepeopleofAfghanistan-especiallywomen-arerejoicing.Afghanwomenknow,throughhardexperience,whattherestoftheworldisdiscovering:Thebrutaloppressionofwomenisacentralgoaloftheterrorists.Longbeforethecurrentwarbegan,theTalibananditsterroristalliesweremakingthelivesofchildrenandwomeninAfghanistanmiserable.SeventypercentoftheAfghanpeoplearemalnourished.Oneineveryfourchildrenwon''''tlivepasttheageoffivebecausehealthcareisnotavailable.Womenhavebeendeniedaccesstodoctorswhenthey''''resick.LifeundertheTalibanissohardandrepressive,evensmalldisplaysofjoyareoutlawed-childrenaren''''tallowedtoflykites;theirmothersfacebeatingsforlaughingoutloud.Womencannotworkoutsidethehome,orevenleavetheirhomesbythemselves.版权所有

ThesevererepressionandbrutalityagainstwomeninAfghanistanisnotamatteroflegitimatereligiouspractice.MuslimsaroundtheworldhavecondemnedthebrutaldegradationofwomenandchildrenbytheTalibanregime.Thepoverty,poorhealth,andilliteracythattheterroristsandtheTalibanhaveimposedonwomeninAfghanistandonotconformwiththetreatmentofwomeninmostoftheIslamicworld,wherewomenmakeimportantcontributionsintheirsocieties.OnlytheterroristsandtheTalibanforbideducationtowomen.OnlytheterroristsandtheTalibanthreatentopulloutwomen''''sfingernailsforwearingnailpolish.TheplightofwomenandchildreninAfghanistanisamatterofdeliberatehumancruelty,carriedoutbythosewhoseektointimidateandcontrol.

Civilizedpeoplethroughouttheworldarespeakingoutinhorror-notonlybecauseourheartsbreakforthewomenandchildreninAfghanistan,butalsobecauseinAfghanistan,weseetheworldtheterroristswouldliketoimposeontherestofus.

Allofushaveanobligationtospeakout.Wemaycomefromdifferentbackgroundsandfaiths-butparentstheworldoverloveourchildren.Werespectourmothers,oursistersanddaughters.Fightingbrutalityagainstwomenandchildrenisnottheexpressionofaspecificculture;itistheacceptanceofourcommonhumanity-acommitmentsharedbypeopleofgoodwilloneverycontinent.BecauseofourrecentmilitarygainsinmuchofAfghanistan,womenarenolongerimprisonedintheirhomes.Theycanlistentomusicandteachtheirdaughterswithoutfearofpunishment.Yettheterroristswhohelpedrulethatcountrynowplotandplaninmanycountries.Andtheymustbestopped.Thefightagainstterrorismisalsoafightfortherightsanddignityofwomen.

InAmerica,nextweekbringsThanksgiving.Aftertheeventsofthelastfewmonths,we''''llbeholdingourfamiliesevencloser.AndwewillbeespeciallythankfulforalltheblessingsofAmericanlife.IhopeAmericanswilljoinourfamilyinworkingtoinsurethatdignityandopportunitywillbesecuredforallthewomenandchildrenofAfghanistan.

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