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Taliban ban books written by women from Afghan universities

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Taliban ban books written by women from Afghan universities, outlaw teaching of 18 subjects, including human rights and sexual harassment

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2w ago

Taliban ban books written by women from Afghan universities, outlaw teaching of 18 subjects, including human rights and sexual harassment

www.bbc.com /news/articles/c0kn7yyzrjgo

World News @quokk.au

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2w ago

Taliban ban books written by women from Afghan universities

www.bbc.com /news/articles/c0kn7yyzrjgo

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Better get rid of every chemistry textbook containing a Mendelyev table. Marie Curie had a hand in a few of those.
- Somehow, I dont think that'll matter to much in a Taliban university. May as well just go back to "earth, water, air and fire".
  
  It will matter. Even if the leadership is backward as shit, those guys still need engineers, doctors and other skilled workers.
  
  By your powers combined I am Captain Backwards!
  Captain Backwards
  He's a Zero, gonna take the Women out of school now
  He's the right wing, magnified and he fights against our equal rights
- That doesn't matter, they just won't mention her.
It takes a very weak man to feel threatened by educated women.
And now with this chatter coming from the US about retaking Baghram Airbase it's likely a deal will be made with them, you know, turn a blind eye...
- Feels like it's already both eyes squeezed firmly shut. Are there even more eyes to turn blind?
  
  Who's to say Trump doesn't say we all have three eyes now and governments fall over themselves to convince us it's true.
It's sad what has been happening in Afghanistan during and after the withdrawal of American troops. The world sighed once, then turned it's attention elsewhere. But it keeps happening.
One cannot deny that all countries who used Afghanistan as a geopolitical joker for decades, bear a lot of responsibility here.
Esp. during the last 3 this could have been handled much, much better. But US foreign policy was firmly in the grip of a simplified Good vs Bad ~~ethic~~ narrative by then. Which in turn has only been a veneer for its greed.
- I didn't mean to say that Afghanistan was in a good place before America left, if that's what you're upset about? Not quite sure what you mean tbh.
- That country has seen 40 years of war before, Soviet invasion, civil war and later anti terrorist operations. Lets hope there will be a revolution again, once the nation recognizes the need for reform from within. But I think foreign forces will intervene Saudi-Arabia would have a hand with funding the Taliban creating artificial stability. Pakistan and Iran would both interfere also with secret service operations.
A glimpse into the future of the US
- First Class Whataboutism
- What makes you think that? The Saudis are awful too, no one sane would say they're not.
  
  I definitely definitely don't agree with the person you're responding to, but if you know the whole history of how the middle east got to where it is today, seeing the British Broadcasting Corporation tut tut about human rights in the area might make you lose your mind as well.
- Yes, the theft of Afghanistan's currency reserves was shameful and yes, no government in the world right now actually gives a shit about human rights in Afghanistan, but the Taliban are still violent misogynists and theocrats who should be overthrown. If I were Afghani I would be willing to work with a foreign government to do that, even though I know how badly that has worked out for Afghanistan in the past, because the Taliban really are that awful.
Nuggan is dead.

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