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Giving Rasheed the ability to act without consequence was an effect of the Mujahideen’s rule. According to the Taliban, “what a man does in his home is his business” (266). This simple statement places the power of the household in the faith of the man while also divesting the Taliban of any responsibility to protect its female citizens. If the Taliban had valued women in the same way that the Soviets do, malicious thoughts would not have fostered into lethal actions. If men are actually held liable for abuse against their wives, the continuous cycle of exploitation and wrongful blame will no longer exist. However, as seen through Rasheed’s character, so long as men are not held accountable for their actions and sexism is tolerated, or encouraged, no progress will ever be