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**JulieSmithdccd** · 09-06-2011, 06:23 PM

I'd be leery to use the term freedom fighter because the Taliban have nothing to do with freedom. If a young woman can get her face burned by acid for only trying to get an education then freedom is obviously a word you cannot use.

Tribes are like mini-states or governments. A whole village can be just one big extended family. Now one tribe will fight against another tribe or one people group against the other. Are they then not just as guilty?

Yet, the US and assorted "international community" not only helped mujaheds to come to power and turn educated, forward looking Afghan society few centuries back; it jumped into bed with Taliban over the pipe line... And now the US/internationalcommunity is happy to once again support Taliban...

And that is THEIR business.

09-06-2011, 06:23 PM	#36
JulieSmithdccd Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 592 Senior Member	I'd be leery to use the term freedom fighter because the Taliban have nothing to do with freedom. If a young woman can get her face burned by acid for only trying to get an education then freedom is obviously a word you cannot use. Tribes are like mini-states or governments. A whole village can be just one big extended family. Now one tribe will fight against another tribe or one people group against the other. Are they then not just as guilty? Yet, the US and assorted "international community" not only helped mujaheds to come to power and turn educated, forward looking Afghan society few centuries back; it jumped into bed with Taliban over the pipe line... And now the US/internationalcommunity is happy to once again support Taliban... And that is THEIR business.
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