The kid fuckers are sentenced to death by the Taliban. Period. End of discussion. You clearly did not bother to look up Bacha bazi.

Regarding arranged marriages... That's one way of the world. The western world was still doing the same thing (relgious and non) up until a couple hundred years ago, and when talking about nobility/royalty, still are today.

In the US, many states have an age of consent of 16. In many nations, it's as low as 14 or 12. Bottom line? If they've hit puberty (aka are breeding age) they are NOT children, and they CAN breed. They're not some "scared girl". They're women who can be married off.

It must be nice to live in a nation where resources are so abundant that men can simply afford to allow their daughters to leech off them for 40 years. Meanwhile, in Afghanistan, there's a population of 38 million, and a GDP of just over 19 billion. That means a per capita GDP of just under $2K. Now, I get that you're not a genius, and I sympathize, because neither am I, but have you ever considered you do not live in the same circumstances as these people? That maybe your very lack of understanding regarding their circumstances might be why these goatfucking cave dwellers are willing to engage in combat operations with the United States of Fucking America?

Just posting to share this great thread explaining the history of the mujahideen and the Taliban:

https://mobile.twitter.com/aaolomi/status/1428057903815069699

We should fully pardon and make John Walker Lindh a diplomat to Afghanistan.

So it was pointed out elsewhere, but this is really interesting: https://thenationalpulse.com/exclusive/bidens-state-dept-halted-trump-era-crisis-response-plan/

Summary: There was a department within the State Department referred to as "OpMed" that was tasked with repatriating Americans from medical crisis zones. It was an Obama-era creation and wildly effective, especially at repatriating Americans from overseas during Covid lockdowns. The Trump administration bolstered and realigned it, creating the Contingency and Crisis Response Bureau. The purpose was that ANY crisis, not just medical crises, would be covered, and because of this any future "Benghazi style" crisis would see a true rapid response, rather than 13 hours of combat with no response whatsoever from the State Department. In June, knowing they had already violated the May 1st deadline of the withdrawal agreement, knowing that the puppet government had opted against the agreed-upon release of Taliban prisoners, KNOWING that our withdrawal was going to be a problem, the Biden Administration ended the Contingency and Crisis Response Bureau. Further, they did so without any notification to Congress.

Now, the most interesting part about this news? The lack of reporting. It has been picked up by Fox, Newsmax, the Daily Caller, etc. AKA more right-leaning outlets. However, I can't find any CNN reporting, NBC, ABC, CBS, NYT, WaPo, NPR, the AP, Reuters, nothing. Now, when I google "Afghanistan" my first 8 results are news articles from those very outlets about current events. The 9th result is the Wikipedia page for Afghanistan. The next couple pages of results are a mix of news articles from those sources and a variety of pages about history in Afghanistan and other such. In other words: If the "approved outlets" were reporting on this, Google would source them first. The question is, if this may have impacted the current situation of Americans in Afghanistan, why would the news, who is tasked with keeping Americans informed on events, NOT report on it?

Another thing to note, which IS being reported by all outlets: The current State Department instructions to Americans still caught in Kabul is to "Shelter in Place". AKA "Hide." Further, the Administration that so recklessly pulled out most of the troops prior to evacuating civilians and equipment has approved 1000 additions troops to be deployed TO Kabul to protect the airport. Further, the insistence that the Taliban didn't get any heavy equipment? False. Unless you don't consider Blackhawk Helicopters among others, as heavy equipment. This establishes major risks to any attempt to fly in more soldiers, or even fly out civilians. https://www.defensenews.com/air/2021/08/17/the-taliban-has-access-to-us-military-aircraft-now-what-happens/

Now, the Trump plan, which was poopooed by the Biden Administration, called for the evacuation of all non-military personnel FIRST, then the evacuation or destruction of all heavy equipment SECOND. Then the evacuation or destruction of small arms and vehicles THIRD. Then, finally, the withdrawal of all troops LAST. And all this was to be accomplished by May 1st. And IF any Americans were inadvertently caught still within the nation after the withdrawal period, the Contingency and Crisis Response Bureau would be ready and capable to act to evacuate them from the nation and repatriate them to the US. Instead, Biden removed the troops first and worried about everything else... Never? And dismantled the division that was specifically tasked to deal with the exact issue we see today.

So... Kind of an interesting issue for the major outlets to ignore, isn't it?

you start off by pretending i disagree with kiddie touchers getting put to death, then call 12 year old girls women because they have menstruated, then imply being poor means you have to marry a pre-teen for? reasons?

frankly idk wtf to do with this post, you're just strawmanning all over the place.

The Taliban trains and deploys soldiers between the ages of 13-17 and has been for years. The Taliban's soldiers are all male. Those 13-17 year olds are "men" to the Taliban, not "boys". Likewise, those "girls" as you put them, are women, expected by the Taliban to perform their duties (marriage, childbirth) every bit as much as the men.

Learn to be consistent. It will bring a better understanding of cultures other than your own. Once again, it must be nice to be from a place where young adults who're perfectly capable of conducting war and breeding are still regarded and protected as "children".

Edit: A quick note just for fun... In the US, 13% of all rapists in 2017 were under the age of 18. Just over 10% of all known murderers in 2016 were under the age of 17. Seems your arbitrary age numbers mean as little to them as they do to the Taliban.

This post was edited by InsaneBobb on Aug 19 2021 06:22am

you're still strawmanning, i understand that's their culture, i disagree with it.

are you going to go woke and call me xenophobic now?

i disagree with arraigned marriage, i disagree with child soldiers, i disagree with female genital mutilation, i disagree with bridal pyres, i disagree with Juche, i disagree with dolphin slaying in Japan, etc.

just because im not in favor of calling on the UN or US army to stop it doesnt mean i have to agree with something in practice, even if i understand the history and motivation for it to be in practice.

do better Bobb, do better.

There is no strawman here. You're posting against arranged marriages, and then going on about these young women being "scared girls". If they're raised properly, in that culture, then they know to expect marriage by 12 years old, and will be prepared for it, by their families. That is THEIR CULTURE. On the flipside, the raping of prepubescent boys, a COMMON practice among those the US has been working with over the last 20 years, you poopooed.

What you disagree with is the basis for why we've been in Afghanistan, wasting lives and wealth over, for the last 20 years. And far from resolving FGM, arranged marriages, compulsory religion, age of adulthood, etc. the only thing that we accomplished was a 20 year lull where the Taliban's ban against Bacha bazi was no longer enforced. AKA, our presence there quite literally enabled child rapers. The Taliban retaking control will once again mostly end the practice, with those few who try to continue it finding themselves on the short end of a long rope.



Gonna point the finger right back at you here buddy: Do better, snipa, do better.