美国第一夫人劳拉替丈夫布什进行总统广播讲话
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laurabush:
goodmorning.i''mlaurabush,andi''mdeliveringthisweek''sradioaddretokickoffaworld-wideefforttofocusonthebrutalityagaitwomenandchildrenbytheal-qaidaterroristnetworkandtheregimeitsuortsinafghanistan,thetaliban.thatregimeisnowinretreatacromuchofthecountry,andthepeopleofafghanistan-eeciallywomen-arerejoicing.afghanwomenknow,throughhardexperience,whattherestoftheworldisdiscovering:thebrutaloreionofwomenisacentralgoaloftheterrorists.longbeforethecurrentwarbegan,thetalibananditsterroristalliesweremakingthelivesofchildrenandwomeninafghanistanmiserable.seventypercentoftheafghanpeoplearemalnourished.oneineveryfourchildrenwon''tlivepasttheageoffivebecausehealthcareisnotavailable.womenhavebeendeniedaccetodoctorswhenthey''resick.lifeunderthetalibanissohardandrepreive,evensmalldilaysofjoyareoutlawed-childrenaren''tallowedtoflykitetheirmothersfacebeatingsforlaughingoutloud.womencaotworkoutsidethehome,orevenleavetheirhomesbythemselves.
thesevererepreionandbrutalityagaitwomeninafghanistanisnotamatteroflegitimatereligiouspractice.muslimsaroundtheworldhavecondemnedthebrutaldegradationofwomenandchildrenbythetalibanregime.thepoverty,poorhealth,andilliteracythattheterroristsandthetalibanhaveimposedonwomeninafghanistandonotconformwiththetreatmentofwomeninmostoftheislamicworld,wherewomenmakeimportantcontributiointheirsocieties.onlytheterroristsandthetalibanforbideducationtowomen.onlytheterroristsandthetalibanthreatentopulloutwomen''sfingernailsforwearingnailpolish.theplightofwomenandchildreninafghanistanisamatterofdeliberatehumancruelty,carriedoutbythosewhoseektointimidateandcontrol.
civilizedpeoplethroughouttheworldareeakingoutinhorror-notonlybecauseourheartsbreakforthewomenandchildreninafghanistan,butalsobecauseinafghanistan,weseetheworldtheterroristswould