They have to govern. They have to maintain economic and political relationships with the rest of the world, or risk being cut off.
A kinder and gentler version of the Taliban will still suck (especially for females), but it is now a world full of cell phones and social media.
The Taliban now have power. Not sure they want to take Afghanistan back to the Stone Age, and exist solely as a heroin supplier and a haven for terrorists. They have experienced some downsides going that route.
But, to be clear, it is the Taliban — tribal fundamentalists.
Time will tell.
Not sure it will be the 1990’s version of the Taliban, using soccer fields for mass executions.
Replies to: "Not sure it will be the 1990’s version of the Taliban, using soccer fields for mass executions."
- Both the UN and the US State Dept have called for the Taliban to form an inclusive government [LINK]
- Nigel Tufnel - 1:15pm 8/17/21
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- Not sure it will be the 1990’s version of the Taliban, using soccer fields for mass executions. - conorlarkin - 2:15pm 8/17/21
- I'll hold off anointing them for a while, their track record has been a little sketchy. Make no - ColeyO - 2:39pm 8/17/21
- No shit. [NT] - conorlarkin - 5:01pm 8/17/21
- They will try to paper over some of their worse excesses. But fundamentalist savages will always be - Frank L - 2:38pm 8/17/21
- I'll hold off anointing them for a while, their track record has been a little sketchy. Make no - ColeyO - 2:39pm 8/17/21
- They declared amnesty. But to be honest, who cares? If they don't support terrorism, we'll be ok and [LINK]
- Eli - 1:33pm 8/17/21
- You actually think those savages won't be a hub for terrorism? They breed terrorism [NT] - ColeyO - 2:52pm 8/17/21
- All the Pride flags are down. Afghans didn't need the Taliban to do so. [NT] - ELP - 1:37pm 8/17/21
- Not sure it will be the 1990’s version of the Taliban, using soccer fields for mass executions. - conorlarkin - 2:15pm 8/17/21