# The Taliban **URL:** \ **Category:** Park Bench\ **Created:** [September 5, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392 "2021-09-05T16:13:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392/1 "2021-09-05T16:13:35Z")
We have a thread for the failed war in Afghanistan. That war is now over. I am making a new thread about the new regime in that nation, and what they’re going to do now that they’re in power. > **[Taliban clashes with women protesters during rally for equal rights near...](https://www.rt.com/news/533965-afghanistan-women-rights-protest/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS)** > > The Taliban has dispersed women’s rights protesters who wanted to march to a presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. Activists said the militants used tear gas and batons against them, injuring at least one woman. ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 9:56pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392/2 "2022-01-29T21:56:05Z")
So, a woman from New Zealand gets pregnant with a guy from Belgium. The EU won’t take them. New Zealand won’t take them. They apply to the Taliban for asylum and explain they’re not married and are told, _“We’re happy for you, you can come and you won’t have a problem. Just tell people you’re married and if it escalates, call us. Don’t worry. Everything will be fine.”_ > **[Pregnant foreign reporter asks Taliban for refuge after being rejected by...](https://www.rt.com/news/547734-taliban-pregnant-reporter-zealand/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS)** > > A pregnant reporter from New Zealand has claimed that the Taliban treated her better than her own country, which denied her entry  ---
**Author:** ![AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/u/AgeofGrace)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2022, 8:31am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392/3 "2022-01-30T08:31:12Z")
Interesting article. Takes safe sex to a whole new level. ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2022, 8:38am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392/4 "2022-01-30T08:38:00Z")
It just interests me to compare the stuff we were told to fear from the Taliban vs the stuff that’s actually happening. They’re doing some bad things for sure. Women aren’t able to go to school, which is nonsense. Their policy on drug addicts is kinder and better than anything you’ll see in the western world, however, and now this pregnant woman and her spouse get turned away from New Zealand and Europe but find safe haven in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. It’s not all one way. ---
**Author:** ![AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/u/AgeofGrace)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2022, 9:10am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392/5 "2022-01-30T09:10:51Z")
> [@Reg](#): > > It just interests me to compare the stuff we were told to fear from the Taliban vs the stuff that’s actually happening. I’m fine with blaming that on the problematic media. > [@Reg](#): > > They’re doing some bad things for sure. Women aren’t able to go to school, which is nonsense. I don’t know about that. > [@Reg](#): > > Their policy on drug addicts is kinder and better than anything you’ll see in the western world, That’s because they are all on drugs. > [@Reg](#): > > and now this pregnant woman and her spouse get turned away from New Zealand and Europe but find safe haven in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. It’s not all one way. I admit this paints them in a much better light than what the media has portrayed them to be. ---
**Author:** ![thinkingaboutit](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@thinkingaboutit](https://bbad.com/u/thinkingaboutit)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2022, 10:55am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392/6 "2022-01-30T10:55:53Z")
> [@Reg](#): > > So, a woman from New Zealand gets pregnant with a guy from Belgium. The EU won’t take them. New Zealand won’t take them. They apply to the Taliban for asylum and explain they’re not married and are told, _“We’re happy for you, you can come and you won’t have a problem. Just tell people you’re married and if it escalates, call us. Don’t worry. Everything will be fine.”_ > > [Pregnant foreign reporter asks Taliban for refuge after being rejected by home country — RT World News](https://www.rt.com/news/547734-taliban-pregnant-reporter-zealand/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS) weird story, normally it shouldnt be a problem at all for them to live in belgium perhaps the rules changed a lot because of corona or that belgian guy isnt the father? ---
**Author:** ![Who\_Scowls\_Like\_That](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/who_scowls_like_that/32/6042_2.png) [@Who\_Scowls\_Like\_That](https://bbad.com/u/Who_Scowls_Like_That)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2022, 11:10am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392/7 "2022-01-30T11:10:41Z")
reggie clicked on an article he knows all about the taliban ---
**Author:** ![Who\_Scowls\_Like\_That](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/who_scowls_like_that/32/6042_2.png) [@Who\_Scowls\_Like\_That](https://bbad.com/u/Who_Scowls_Like_That)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2022, 11:19am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392/8 "2022-01-30T11:19:56Z")
war by sebastian junger where men win glory by jonathon krakauer charlie wilson’s war by george crile i know that after the russians destroyed the agricultural infrastructure in afghanistan, farmers there grew mostly poppies because you can water them once a week. i’m sure they have a lenient attitude towards drugs say no to drugs, but say yes to flower oil ---
**Author:** ![Who\_Scowls\_Like\_That](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/who_scowls_like_that/32/6042_2.png) [@Who\_Scowls\_Like\_That](https://bbad.com/u/Who_Scowls_Like_That)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2022, 11:45am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392/9 "2022-01-30T11:45:14Z")
imagine al capone minus the fedora but plus a black turban ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2022, 11:56pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392/10 "2022-01-30T23:56:18Z")
> [@AgeofGrace](#): > > > [@Reg](#): > > > > Their policy on drug addicts is kinder and better than anything you’ll see in the western world, > > That’s because they are all on drugs. This isn’t true. The last time Afghanistan was generally free of drugs was under the Taliban twenty years ago. Heroin production began again after the US invaded. The Taliban has, admittedly, benefited from heroin money over the last several years but they’re already doing more to control it than any of our countries have ever done. ---
**Author:** ![NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/nickscafe/32/9765_2.png) [@NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/u/NicksCafe)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2022, 11:58pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392/11 "2022-01-30T23:58:45Z")
Most muslims seem pretty healthy. ---
**Author:** ![NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/nickscafe/32/9765_2.png) [@NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/u/NicksCafe)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392/12 "2022-01-31T00:00:29Z")
I wonder if they will ever treat their women decent. Will probably take a long time. ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 1:36am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392/13 "2022-01-31T01:36:55Z")
> [@NicksCafe](#): > > I wonder if they will ever treat their women decent. Will probably take a long time. Of course they will, just as Christians learned to. As soon as Muslims start totally ignoring the rules and scriptures of their religions as Christians ignore theirs, Muslim women stand a chance of being treated well. ---
**Author:** ![AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/u/AgeofGrace)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 11:06am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392/14 "2022-01-31T11:06:09Z")
> [@thinkingaboutit](#): > > weird story, normally it shouldnt be a problem at all for them to live in belgium > perhaps the rules changed a lot because of corona or that belgian guy isnt the father? Weird theory. Why would he be following her to other countries if he’s not the father, unless he’s smuggling drugs or some such nonsense. > [@Who\_Scowls\_Like\_That](#): > > imagine al capone minus the fedora but plus a black turban Muslim mafia? > [@Reg](#): > > Heroin production began again after the US invaded. That’s believable since I’ve already learned that the Bush administration created safe passage of drugs through drilling platforms in the ocean. > [@NicksCafe](#): > > I wonder if they will ever treat their women decent. Will probably take a long time. Not likely. Will probably take forever. > [@Reg](#): > > As soon as Muslims start totally ignoring the rules and scriptures of their religions as Christians ignore theirs What’s there to ignore? There are only two rules. ---
**Author:** ![thinkingaboutit](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@thinkingaboutit](https://bbad.com/u/thinkingaboutit)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 11:16am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392/15 "2022-01-31T11:16:49Z")
> [@AgeofGrace](#): > > Weird theory. Why would he be following her to other countries if he’s not the father, unless he’s smuggling drugs or some such nonsense. worse, he is a photographer/journalist ---
**Author:** ![AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/u/AgeofGrace)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 11:29am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392/16 "2022-01-31T11:29:21Z")
> [@thinkingaboutit](#): > > worse, he is a photographer/journalist Awesome. Maybe he will write a book with pictures of his harrowing experience. ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392/17 "2022-01-31T17:18:43Z")
> [@AgeofGrace](#): > > > [@Reg](#): > > > > As soon as Muslims start totally ignoring the rules and scriptures of their religions as Christians ignore theirs > > What’s there to ignore? There are only two rules. See! When Muslims start to ignore 99.999% of their book and pretend there are only two rules, their women will be fine. ---
**Author:** ![AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/u/AgeofGrace)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 6:18pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392/18 "2022-01-31T18:18:59Z")
Pretend? But there are only two rules so what are you talking about? ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392/19 "2022-01-31T19:14:31Z")
Michele, there’s only one rule as far as I’m concerned. “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” That’s it. None of the sky fairy nonsense matters at all. ---
**Author:** ![thinkingaboutit](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@thinkingaboutit](https://bbad.com/u/thinkingaboutit)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 7:34pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392/20 "2022-01-31T19:34:26Z")
> [@Reg](#): > > “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” in my opinion thats the most selfish and narrowminded rule ever some people enjoy being urinated upon (thats why they call it the golden rule) no thank you! 😉 [Next page](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392.md?page=2)