The Afghanistan We Defend

It is estimated that there are between 100 and 200 Al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan combined. Most of our activity in either country is directed against the Taliban rather than against Al Qaeda.

The Taliban is not a threat to us. It is a threat to the Karzai government. This is the Karzai government we’re defending:

Afghanistan is planning to reintroduce public stoning as punishment for adultery 12 years after the Taliban was ousted from power, according to a new draft penal code.

The move has shocked human rights campaigners and will dismay donors who have poured billions of pounds into the country for reconstruction.

It will be viewed as another backwards step at the end of a year that has seen women’s rights undermined, with a slew of legislation and murders of prominent women.

What’s unclear to me is why.

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