The Problem With Self Immolation In Afghanistan

Suicide, Afghan women style is a serious problem. The real problem with self-immolation and the Afghan women is that it isn't all it's cracked up to be. It is however what untold numbers of Afghan women are doing as a last ditch effort to leave an abusive husband or household. These women, if they survive at all, wake up in the hospital with very little pain relief. They know that they will be scarred for life and the real kicker? They know that they will probably end up back in the same abusive environment they were trying so desperately to escape from in the first place. Doesn't sound like a good game plan to me. We all need to take this matter seriously and reach out to desperate people like these around the globe. This is not okay and the sooner we begin to work to find viable solutions within the context and boundaries of their culture, ideals and beliefs the better. Let's get busy and help push for laws and advances in human rights, the clock is ticking, the match is lit, and the Afghan women are out of time.