According to a report in the TODAY paper, April 6th, Monday..

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has come under heavy fire from his allies, including the United States, Canada, and France, for signing a law that western media reports say means shia women cannot refuse to have sex with their husbands or leave the house without their spouses permission.

Under one article legislating the frequency of sexual relations between shia husbands and wives, husbands have the right to sex every fourth night unless the wife is ill. The United Nations Development Fund for Women has said the law "legalises the rape of a wife by her husband". 

"I think this law is abhorent," Mr Obama said. "We think that it is very important for us to be sensitive to local culture but we also think that there are certain basic principles that all nations should uphold, and respect for women and respect for their freedom and integrity is an important principle."

Well, they said..make love, not war. What is the world coming to..