Women in Afghanistan
Thanks to Tom Schuckman!!!

Barbara Walters of 60 Minutes (USA) did a story on gender roles in Kabul several years before the Afghan conflict.  She noted that women customarily walked about 5 paces behind their husbands.

She returned to Kabul recently and observed that women still walk behind their husbands, but now seem to walk even further back and are happy with the old custom.

Ms. Walters approached one of the Afghani women and asked, "Why are you so happy with a custom that you had previously wanted to eliminate?"

"Land mines," said the woman.