Effect of Taliban peace deal on women?

[LAS14]

All I can find via Google and Google News are stories from days or weeks ago about women's fears. Now that there's a deal, what's in it? Or am I right that there's a deal?

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[Miigwech]

1. During the late 1980's and into 90's as Russia failed and left

I followed the news reports of Taliban taking over the country bit by bit and ending the rights of women as they went. None cared about that ... only that Russians were defeated. The world let that happen. Now, once again?

[maxsolomon]

2. I care about that.

But Trump doesn't. There will be some words, but there will be nothing to hold them to their promises.

[Igel]

3. Most care, by context.

When the war drags on, when there's a budget issue, when there's some pompous pontificating from the Oval Office, it's all "we need peace." Or even if it's just "America needs a black eye, heh-heh-heh." Lots of complaining.

Women? Nah.

Until push comes to shove and women might be endangered. Then, suddenly, there's lots of complaining about the possibility of a peace deal that doesn't provide 100% of what those not in the negotiations may want. Like women's safety and rights, female education, etc., etc.

To be fair, it's not usually the same people on both sides of the issue, liking to complain because it gives them an endorphin rush of self-righteousness. It's different people.

I think of it as a Giovanni Gabrieli canzon for double brass choir. Now one side blares, and people ooh and ah. Then it rests as the other side picks up the thread and carries it, perhaps just echoing or perhaps developing it. Then the first choir resumes, perhaps in isolation or maybe in 4 or 8-part harmony to develop thing communally.

[maxsolomon]

4. Women's rights are at the core of my opposition to the Taliban and fundamentalist Islam

They were the reason I supported our incursion there in 2002, wanted RAWA ( http://www.rawa.org ) put in charge of Afghanistan, and pre-emptively oppose whatever slapdash deal the DoD, Pompeo, and other Trumpist cretins are pushing through.

But I'm not in the negotiations, as you said. It's unlikely there are representatives from RAWA in the room, either. Or any women at all.

Sorry to complain.

[Falcata]

5. If I were a woman

in Afghanistan and I had the means I'd be out of there before the Taliban came back.

[former9thward]

6. How are the Taliban's views on women any different than other Islamic countries?

I was in Afghanistan in 2002 and most of the countries we call Arab before or since. I have seen no real differences. Yes the Taliban will repress women and others who don't share their views. That is not an argument for a never ending war. We need to leave. We can't go to war against the entire Islamic world.