Sort of reminds me of when the Biden administration was like "ok taliban, don't forget to maintain our dei policies! If you don't we'll be very cross with you!"
It was the funniest thing because the tonal disconnect was hilarious. It only became clearer later when interviews with western news outlets came out and the interviewers were like "So you're going to treat women well, aren't you?" and the taliban were like "we're the taliban. We'll treat women well by making them wear hijabs and never letting them leave the house."
"We expect the Taliban to uphold the basic rights of the Afghan people, including women and girls. The international community is watching."
"Future engagement with the Taliban will depend on their actions in protecting the rights of minorities and women."
Just the same sort of performative rhetoric.
It was the funniest thing because the tonal disconnect was hilarious. It only became clearer later when interviews with western news outlets came out and the interviewers were like "So you're going to treat women well, aren't you?" and the taliban were like "we're the taliban. We'll treat women well by making them wear hijabs and never letting them leave the house."
"We expect the Taliban to uphold the basic rights of the Afghan people, including women and girls. The international community is watching."
"Future engagement with the Taliban will depend on their actions in protecting the rights of minorities and women."
Just the same sort of performative rhetoric.
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