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Afghan men hurl stones at 300 women protesting law that allows husbands to rape their wivesSome 300 Afghan women have been pelted by stones as they gathered to protest a new law that critics say legalises marital rape. Police struggled to keep counter-protesters away.

300 women swarmed by 1000 Afghans pelting stones

MPs furious law stifling women's rights passedCanada's ambassador to Afghanistan says some of the men who sit in the Afghan parliament are furious that a controversial new law stifling the rights of women was passed without their input.

Afghans chase off rape law protesters
An angry crowd of more than 500 Afghans chased off a few dozen protesters in Kabul on Wednesday who criticised a new law for imposing Taliban...

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