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I didn't mispell bad as you probobly have already guessed. Baad, is the Afghanistan tradition of taking young women as a source of punishment for wrongdoings performed by elders of the family. This practice is highly illegal, yet still prospering in much of South and Eastern Afghanistan. This is one of the traditions that was prevelent in ancient times and somehow managed to make the transition into a more modern world. Crimes punishable by this include; Eloping, adultry, severe debt, and dishoring a family.
Whats surprising to me is that this is a lot more common than you'd expect. It happens everyday, yet no one ever talks about it or at least reveals it to the national media. The only reason this story actually got published is because some girl managed to escape one of these Baad kidnappings and live. Not only that, but she was willing to put herself in danger by talking to interviewers about the subjects surely putting her into serious danger.
Apperently this practice shows a lack of faith in the Afghanistan government, which many of its citizens call "corrupt". They revert back generally to tribal law, which doesn't ban or even frown upon the use of women as material for exchange and debts. A combination of deep historical roots and a disregard for the official government will make this practice very hard to eliminate from the entire country of Afghanistan, much like the practice of Wife-burning in India, which wasn't outlawed until the Europeans colonized it
I didn't mispell bad as you probobly have already guessed. Baad, is the Afghanistan tradition of taking young women as a source of punishment for wrongdoings performed by elders of the family. This practice is highly illegal, yet still prospering in much of South and Eastern Afghanistan. This is one of the traditions that was prevelent in ancient times and somehow managed to make the transition into a more modern world. Crimes punishable by this include; Eloping, adultry, severe debt, and dishoring a family.
Whats surprising to me is that this is a lot more common than you'd expect. It happens everyday, yet no one ever talks about it or at least reveals it to the national media. The only reason this story actually got published is because some girl managed to escape one of these Baad kidnappings and live. Not only that, but she was willing to put herself in danger by talking to interviewers about the subjects surely putting her into serious danger.
Apperently this practice shows a lack of faith in the Afghanistan government, which many of its citizens call "corrupt". They revert back generally to tribal law, which doesn't ban or even frown upon the use of women as material for exchange and debts. A combination of deep historical roots and a disregard for the official government will make this practice very hard to eliminate from the entire country of Afghanistan, much like the practice of Wife-burning in India, which wasn't outlawed until the Europeans colonized it
