Hamid Karzai's problem with women - Rachel Reid

A week earlier a council of religious scholars -- the Ulema Council -- published guidance that declared "men are fundamental and women are secondary." It called for women to travel with mahrams (male escorts), and to avoid mixing with men in offices, markets and educational facilities. The statement also said that beating a woman is only permissible with a "Shariah-compliant reason." - Hamid Karzai's problem with women
English translation of Ulema -- متن کامل مصوبه شورای سرتاسری علمای افغانستان - دفتر رئیس جمهور