Taliban rule has seen women hunted out of work, while education could appear only in public spaces with a male chaperon, effectively leaving lone women and their children to starve. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons
In Kabul in 2004, the scale of the United States’ ambitions for the region was apparent in the massive footprint of its new embassy then under construction. Yar Mohammad Bahrami, a young university teacher with perfect English was unmoved. “When the Russians came, they built many blocks at their embassy and many families lived there. But look at it now. They are gone and the building is empty. It will be the same with the Americans – and that great building will be for Afghanistan.”
Outside of the tiny areas controlled by US / NATO nothing changed . Women still are at 86% illiteracy. This is pathetic and should of at least half of that by now . The US wasted 1 billion on gender studies rubbish instead of building schools and really transformed the country
Like they progressed from the 2nd century all the way to the 6th century, in only 20 years!😷😁
Great lets hope it continues 👍🏼