I Was a GI in Afghanistan: Here’s Why I Can’t Forget the Women. Afghan women suffered great inequalities and suppression. One in three girls is married before her 18th birthday. Nearly 80 percent of girls under 15 cannot read or write. The substandard health care for women results in deaths

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Yeah, I come from a long line of "in the sticks" folks on both sides. My grandmother had two brothers that would have been in their 50s now that were illiterate, so I'm not doubting that it was a problem. That makes me question infrastructure that was in place years back, and also whether or not truancy laws were enforced the way that they are now and how much parents gave a shit. You've gotta understand that yeah, a lot of those folks may identify as Christians, but that doesn't exactly make them great people, or dictate their parenting skills as adequate for today's standards.