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Exclusive: The Secret Shelters That Protect Afghan Women

Not every Afghan is hoping the Americans soon leave their country. Some are actually dreading it. "You can't leave Afghanistan," Manizha, who helps run a shelter for battered women, recently warned "World News" anchor Diane Sawyer. Behind Manizha, women who were beaten, bruised and badly scarred shake their heads in urgent agreement. The secret women's shelter is run by Manizha -- who, like most Afghans, goes by only one name -- and by New Yorker Esther Hyneman. It is one of a string of...Full Story
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