mwguy@infosec.pub to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoAfghanistan: 'Tea is sometimes all I have to give my hungry baby'www.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1261arrow-down16
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minus-squarePugJesus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up21·11 months agoAfghanistan simply did not have the national consciousness necessary for Afghans to come together in opposition to the Taliban, which was united on ideological/religious grounds.
minus-squareDarkGamer@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down2·edit-211 months agoWhich is a shame because they seemed like they were on a trajectory to become a modern country in the 70’s. Today, they are positively mediaeval. It seems like religion has ruined the region.
minus-squarePugJesus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoSadly, much more complex than religion. But yes, it’s terrible how much potential has been wasted and how many lives ruined.
Afghanistan simply did not have the national consciousness necessary for Afghans to come together in opposition to the Taliban, which was united on ideological/religious grounds.
Which is a shame because they seemed like they were on a trajectory to become a modern country in the 70’s. Today, they are positively mediaeval. It seems like religion has ruined the region.
Sadly, much more complex than religion. But yes, it’s terrible how much potential has been wasted and how many lives ruined.