The article” AFTER THE ATTACK; Extremists Put Own Twist on Faith” written by Teresa Watanabe for Los Angeles Times states that the Afghanistan’s Taliban has committed crimes against women and girls. For six years the Feminist Majority Foundation has condemned Taliban’s crimes against women and the have been saying that in a country where so many people have no rights will create international instability. The organization opposes to widespread air strikes but also …showed first 75 words of 997 total…

…showed last 75 words of 997 total…by the international community. Smeal said she and her peers felt frustrated now that the terrorist attacks have given their darkest fears credence. "People just thought, 'Oh, there they go about the women again,' " she said. "People need to realize that women are important, not just in their own right, but that we're the canaries in the coal mine. How women are treated is a good indication of which way a society is going."