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Percy

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11. The difference is the scale.

Reply to JI7 (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 13, 2021, 06:37 PM

Aug 2021

What you describe is not government sanctioned although they do turn a blind eye to it. It is terrible but it happens in relatively isolated areas and in relatively small numbers.

The Taliban is terrorizing the ENTIRE FEMALE POPULATION of Afghanistan. And their goal is for their beliefs to spread throughout the region ... and well beyond.

This is not cultural, this is state sanctioned terrorism.

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Taliban Forcibly Take Away Young Girl Despite Protests As Dark Days Return For Women in Afghanistan [View all] Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 OP

Kind of takes on a whole new meaning when you see it. Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #1

How do you change the culture ? JI7 Aug 2021 #3

Post removed Post removed Aug 2021 #20

This happens in Pakistan also. Girls brought up in UK JI7 Aug 2021 #2

We cant change the world. Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #4

How? edhopper Aug 2021 #10

I dont have all the answers for you. Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #17

I understand how upset you are edhopper Aug 2021 #27

Ok Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #28

So do we invade Bangladesh? Do we invade India? Do we invade Iran? cinematicdiversions Aug 2021 #33

This is what I have asked. I'm not opposed to helping including staying in longer JI7 Aug 2021 #18

Happens in the Caucus region a lot too. SweetieD Aug 2021 #8

Yes, many of these don't have press freedom and already horrible in women's rights JI7 Aug 2021 #12

The difference is the scale. Percy Aug 2021 #11

State sponsored War crime and atrocity. Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #13

Yes, but that IS still cultural. The same way white supremacy is part of US culture JI7 Aug 2021 #14

We should have just armed the women beginning in 2010. joetheman Aug 2021 #5

Interesting Point DET Aug 2021 #6

Maybe Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #7

True. Percy Aug 2021 #19

Yes , THIS JI7 Aug 2021 #21

Thought the same thing Deminpenn Aug 2021 #32

This goes against every fiber in my body. Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #9

Playing with dollies last week. lpbk2713 Aug 2021 #15

+ 1000 Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #25

If it's not cultural, why isn't the Muslim world protesting ? JI7 Aug 2021 #16

Because it is cultural... and not just Muslim. India and Myanmar have similar issues. NT cinematicdiversions Aug 2021 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Aug 2021 #22

Well maybe the Afghanistan army should have fought for their new freedoms Calculating Aug 2021 #23

Why don't their fathers and brothers who are armed better tavernier Aug 2021 #24

I wish the hell I knew . Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #26

Kind of explains a lot Beausoleil Aug 2021 #30

Afghan army better get on it. JoanofArgh Aug 2021 #29

There is no "Afghan army", just threw down their weapons and went home, goodbye Saigon Shanti Shanti Shanti Aug 2021 #31