As the US troops have withdrawn from the Afghan land, the Taliban have taken over. The general understanding of people is that the same system which was followed 20 years ago by the Taliban will be implemented again. Their rule 20 years ago was very harsh and included brutal tactics. Women were not allowed to go to school or appear in public so easily. Men were beaten up publicly for what they thought was an un-Islamic act. Men were forced to not cut their beards and pray five times a day. Public executions were also very common. This time when the Taliban came to power again, they did announce certain things that weren’t expected of them. For example, they announced that no one will be harmed, and everyone is forgiven. They acted more like they wanted the country to run progressively. They also announced that women can attend school, colleges, and higher education in segregated settings. They did not stop women from working jobs. They also announced breaking ties with Al-Qaida. Now, how much truth lies in them, is only what time can prove. But considering the fact they have made decisions that are not expected from them and are trying to be progressive is commendable. Recently, the Taliban said they want their university graduates to compete with the world. These announcements are rather shocking because nothing like this has been announced in their rule before. They are still strict about a lot of things and are enforcing the Islamic law, but all do all these progressive announcements mean that they are changed this time? Is Afghanistan really going to come up and compete with the rest of the world? Will they actually be able to develop their economy so strongly? Only time can tell.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/12/taliban-say-women-can-study-in-gender-segregated-universities
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/16/1028053171/will-taliban-rule-be-any-different-this-time
5 comments:
I find it very interesting that the Taliban has more progressive ideologies now, especially rules pertaining to the girl child receiving a complete education and women being part of the workforce. The goals the Taliban has set seem to align with the UN's millennium development goals, which would help boost developing economies.
Steering Afghanistan away from the religious rule will be a huge step for the country, because of how close religion was tied to politics. It may be liberating for some and restricting for others. We will have to see how this plays out in the near future.
As you mentioned, only time will tell to see if the Taliban was being serious about the claims they have made.
You are right it is huge to see Taliban making these announcements. I would like to correct you here about steering away from the religious rule, all the statements about girls education and their participation in the workforce completely aligns with the Islamic law. Its the misconception of the religious rule that women aren’t allowed education and work. Taliban had extremist views and a way of ruling before which was unacceptable but now they seem to be more aligned with the religion.
But again, only time can tel the truth about Taliban.
You are right it is huge to see Taliban making these announcements. I would like to correct you here about steering away from the religious rule, all the statements about girls education and their participation in the workforce completely aligns with the Islamic law. Its the misconception of the religious rule that women aren’t allowed education and work. Taliban had extremist views and a way of ruling before which was unacceptable but now they seem to be more aligned with the religion.
But again, only time can tel the truth about Taliban.
You are right it is huge to see Taliban making these announcements. I would like to correct you here about steering away from the religious rule, all the statements about girls education and their participation in the workforce completely aligns with the Islamic law. Its the misconception of the religious rule that women aren’t allowed education and work. Taliban had extremist views and a way of ruling before which was unacceptable but now they seem to be more aligned with the religion.
But again, only time can tel the truth about Taliban.
I think the Talibans best form of persuasion is through media. The Taliban will say just about anything in order to sound really good and influential. I'm sure they want high level graduates and etc, but will they really be able to do such things? They have many issues to solve, but one thing is for sure- an operational Taliban will be a sight to see.
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