Afghan war widows pay heavy price for husbands' sacrifice

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Widowed Afghan grandmother Janat Bibi has no adult males left in her family after the Taliban killed her son and two grandsons during an attack on their police base a few months ago. Such bereavements are often a double tragedy for an increasing number of poverty-stricken families like hers in Afghanistan -- they have lost not only a loved one, but also their main income earner.