AdvertisementAfghan Women Fight Back, Preserve SheltersSeptember 26, 2011Quil LawrencefacebookEmailSakina sits with her 18-month-old son, Shafiq, at a women's shelter in Bamiyan, in central Afghanistan, last October. Sakina spent seven months in prison for leaving a forced marriage. The Afghan government recently backed down from a plan to take control of women's shelters, and women's groups are hailing it as a victory. (Getty Images)