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Taliban bans women from ‘hearing other women’s voices’ (www.telegraph.co.uk)
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In a rambling voice message on Monday, the country’s minister for the promotion of virtue and prevention of vice announced the bizarre new restriction on women’s behaviour.

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[–] yetiftw@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

the issue goes back much further than the physical invasion. morality has to be cultivated from within. it's not enough just to be right

[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sure, but it is not as if nothing was tried once the country was invaded. It was just a quagmire and the power brokers of the country can function under the US or the Taliban.. they don't care about anything but their tribe and their bottom line.

[–] yetiftw@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

what exactly was tried?