I should of...

I had fallen into a (dangerous) not-paying-attention daze whilst being ferried to the US Embassy, when I was shocked out of my stupor by the sight of an Afghan policeman beating an old man with his billyclub as he chased him across the road. I'll assume the old man's proximity to the Embassy was the cause, but it seemed so random and frankly unnecessary that I was stunned. I should have said something when I went inside the Embassy compound, but to my shame and regret, I didn't.

Click on the link above to see an article about the dangers Afghan women face every day.