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| Abuse often follows Afghan women |
| Abuse often follows Afghan women to US
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 28-February-2011
4:5:27 AM |
| When she arrived in New York from Afghanistan last year to join her husband, an Afghan-American she had married in Kabul, Nadia K. was thrilled at the prospect of a new American life.
But soon after she moved in with him and his family in Flushing, Queens, she said, they started treating her like a servant. Her husband revealed that he loved another woman. When Nadia complained, her sister-in-law beat her, with the consent of the husband, who often looked on, smiling.
"I can't even remember how many times I got black eyes," said Nadia, 22, who is so fearful that she asked that her last name not be published. "I didn't know I could call the police."
She had thought this kind of abuse was a part of the Afghan life she had left behind.
When she arrived in New York from Afghanistan last year to join her husband, an Afghan-American she had married in Kabul, Nadia K. was thrilled at the prospect of a new American life.
But soon after she moved in with him and his family in Flushing, Queens, she said, they started treating her like a servant. Her husband revealed that he loved another woman. When Nadia complained, her sister-in-law beat her, with the consent of the husband, who often looked on, smiling.
"I can't even remember how many times I got black eyes," said Nadia, 22, who is so fearful that she asked that her last name not be published. "I didn't know I could call the police."
She had thought this kind of abuse was a part of the Afghan life she had left behind.
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