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International Women's Day

Published 03/09/2012 12:00 AM
Updated 03/08/2012 11:44 PM

Afghan women surf the net at Sahar Gul, the country's first Internet cafe for women, which opened Thursday in Kabul. The cafe was named for 15-year-old Sahar Gul, who was locked up, beaten with cables and tortured by her husband and in-laws after she refused to work as a prostitute. She became the bruised and bloodied face of women's rights in Afghanistan after being rescued in late December.  Thursday is International Women's Day.

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