The tragic comedy of Taliban rule (again)
They say tragedy and comedy are two sides of the same coin. Right now, August 18 2021, it’s the two sides of a nice, round afghani coin. In the past two days I have done heaps of research (so in this economy, I’m practically an expert), and oh, what a terrible, hilarious situation it is. First, some background. In the 1980s, the United States of America funds the mujahideen in Afghanistan in its 9-year fight against Soviet invasion. After the Soviets are kicked out, there’s chaos. In 1994, the Taliban forms, comprising of bearded men with no sense of humour and some mujahideen, who’ve had humour beaten out of them. This band of guerrilla fighters decide, hey we’d love to have some real orthodox Sharia law governing this land and declare Afghanistan an Islamic Emirate. In 1996, they win control of the country. What follows is a brutal regime of oppression, violence and suffering. Then on September 11, 2001, a few planes crash into some towers in America and...