New law in Afghanistan

This is amazing....Just shows how suppressed the people here are.

Afghanistan has quietly passed a law permitting Shia men to deny their wives food and sustenance if they refuse to obey their husbands' sexual demands.

Read the whole story HERE

Looks like we will be locked down for at least the next 3 days up to the elections and elections day. We are being told that Friday after the elections they will assess the area and determine what to do at that time.

There are 3 major players in the election and most people think there will be a run off between the top 2. You don't win unless you get 50% or more of the vote in the first round. So 2 weeks after the 1ST round of votes are counted it all starts over with the 2 top guys.

I'm thinking that no one will get 50plus% in the first round, and if they do someone will have to make big gains to do so. But what do I know...I'm just and Engineer...Later...JB