sexual assaults, 176
and weddings, 131–36
women’s rights, ix-x, 100–5, 121–2, 123, 132–3, 176–8
Taraky, Nur Muhammad, 31
terrorism, 200–3, 205–6, 240, 244, 248
Thatcher, Margaret, 44, 251
Tora Bora, 208–9
Torkham, 150–1, 157, 198
torture, 29, 31–2, 49, 123–4, 155, 160, 165, 173, 197, 209
Transparency International, 247
Turkmen, 245
unemployment, 20, 210, 230
United Kingdom, 240
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 197–200, 206–12, 216
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage site, 158
United Nations Security Council, 200
United States, 100, 202, 206–8, 220, 239–40, 244, 251, 253–4
United States Agency for International Development, 239
Urdu, 166
Uzbeks, 71, 110, 245
Wahhabism, 100–1
war in Afghanistan (2001–present), 114–15, 206–8, 244–5
war on terror, 203, 205
Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul, 114–15, 208 weddings, 5, 11–12, 103–4, 131–36, 137, 138–9, 141
ban of, 103–4
daira, 134
henna night, 134–5, 141
nikah, 134–6, 137, 138
takht, 139
Western culture, 44–5, 50–3, 108, 134
Wolesi Jirga (House of the People), 232
women in Afghanistan
clothing of, See female clothing
and education, See education
and female heads of state, 251–2
and marriage, See marriage, and Afghan culture
and mujahideen, See mujahideen and women
subjugation of, 23
and Taliban, See Taliban and women
World Corruption Index, 247
World Trade Center, 203, 207
Zahir Shah, Mohammed (King), 7, 19, 32, 216, 232, 253–4
Zia, Begum Khaleda, 251