Betrayed, but Afghan woman fights to keep women safe and shelters open

Women, who are survivors of domestic violence, cook at a restaurant established by Akrami, founder of a shelter and a restaurant where women live and work, in Kabul. Photos: ADEK BERRY/ AFP

GATHERED around a tandoori oven in the kitchen of a small Kabul restaurant, a group of Afghan women prepare naan for their lunchtime customers.

They are all survivors of domestic violence, and many will never be able to return to their families.