

I found it ironic when most screamed that “We shouldn’t have been there in the first place!” and “Finally the injustice is ending!” when the US withdrew. It was very clear to me from the start that for a majority of the afghan people, life would get significantly worse under the Taliban. Was the invasion a sham? Yes. Did a lot of innocent people get killed? Also yes. But the invasion brought a significant liberation for women especially.



They had education, sports and more rights for girls and now they don’t.