Iranians, no matter where they are in the world, know all too well that when all of the television cameras and journalists covering the chaos leave Afghanistan, the people who will suffer the most under Taliban rule are women and girls. Why do they know that? They’ve watched Iran’s Islamic Regime terrorize women and girls for more than 40 years. Many Iranian-Americans believe the world’s silence when it comes to these atrocities has been deafening.

Insider NJ: The World Must Rally to the Cause of Afghan Women

The world’s been able to see more horrifying images out of Iran during the past decade because of social media. Some of these images include women receiving lashes for not wearing a scarf and men being executed for speaking up against the government. We see the videos and testimonials because of the brave people living in Iran. Many risk everything, even their own lives, in order to post a graphic video online or to get it to journalists and activists abroad.

Sadly, The Taliban have an even more brutal record when it comes to violating the rights of women. We saw that when the U.S. invaded Afghanistan after the Terrorist Attacks on September 11th. During the most heart-breaking period in our own history, our eyes were opened wide to the cruelty of the Taliban.