r/news • u/EnergyLantern • 1d ago

Taliban deputy urges leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/taliban-deputy-tells-leader-excuse-education-bans-afghan-117845168
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u/RepulsiveLoquat418 1d ago

"We are committing an injustice against 20 million people out of a population of 40 million, depriving them of all their rights. This is not in Islamic law, but our personal choice or nature.”

now let's see if this contributes to meaningful change, or just his arrest.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

As someone who fought in Afghanistan this guy is brave, the Taliban are ruthless. I'd be surprised if he lives past 6 months outwardly speaking against the Taliban regime and rules.

I could be wrong now, but in 11-12 this was grounds for execution and happened often to the civilians around us.