 In November 1980 a number of such incidents had taken place in various parts of the country, including Laghman and Kama.Soviet soldiers as well as KhAD agents kidnapped young women from the city of Kabul and the areas of Darul Aman and Khair Khana, near the Soviet garrisons, to rape them.Women who were taken and raped by Russian soldiers were considered 'dishonoured' by their families if they returned home.