U.S. lawyer Kimberley Motley tells the New York Times that “Afghanistan is an open-air prison” for female judges and lawyers. The reason, says Susan Glazebrook, president of the International Association of Women Judges, is they “had the effrontery to sit in judgment on men,” which is “anathema to the Taliban.”
Domestic violence is reportedly rampant in Afghanistan, and without female officials, victims are more likely to remain stuck in abusive marriages. Fleeing the country is difficult for Afghan women, more than half of whom don’t have national ID cards, according to the World Bank.
How to Pray for Afghanistan
Open Doors, which ranks Afghanistan as the second most dangerous country for Christians, lists these prayer requests for the country and its people:
-Lawmakers and law enforcers
-The dissemination of information
-Hungry and sick people
-“Secret believers,” including those currently missing
-People who are seeking and sharing Jesus
-People attempting to flee to safety
–Afghan refugees and the organizations serving them
