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Summary

The Taliban have banned windows in homes that allow views of areas where Afghan women might be seen, citing concerns over "obscene acts."

This new decree mandates blocking or obstructing such windows in existing and new buildings, continuing the group's systemic repression of women since regaining control of Afghanistan in August 2021.

The Taliban's policies have included bans on women's education, public appearances, and voices.

Critics, including the U.N., warn these actions dangerously erode human rights, while activists call out global inaction over the ongoing oppression.

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Damn for a country that hates gay people, they REALLY hate looking at women.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

No, it's more like each extremist Muslim doesn't want any other man looking at any of his women, because he knows what he'd be unable to stop himself from doing if he saw someone else's woman and assumes every other man is like that.

And that line of thinking breeds generations of men who rather than might think that way, actually do think that way, making the rule even more necessary.

It's also a lot easier for a man to punish or beat a woman than it is another man, and it's that line of thinking which turns women into property rather than people. And property can be treated however you like.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Had to do a double take that I'm not in The Onion community.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago

I have to do that disturbingly often nowadays.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 days ago

Taliban are more afraid of women than /r/incel

[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I dunno. Banning seeing women. Seems kinda gay.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

Pederastry still happens in Afghanistan it’s called Bacha bāzi. They drug up a teenage boy and dress the boy up in women’s clothes. The boy has to dance in front of older men and then they rape the boy. They are gay pedophiles. This practice dates back to when that area was conquered by Alexander the Great.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Those guys sure love banning things. They're gonna lose track of all the things they've banned, unless they hire someone to tally all their bans.

Unless of course there's a ban on that too

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago

The point is to ban everything and lose track so that when they don't like you, they can always find something you did that was banned.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Aside from the obvious egregious human rights violations here, there's going to be a lot of health repercussions for this.

Not getting enough, or any sunlight can cause vitamin d deficiency which can cause a whole host of problems. Including if a woman breastfeeds without getting enough vitamin d her baby will also be deficient. Get ready for a bunch of children who are going to be at a high risk for developing rickets.

I guess that's the price they're willing to pay to oppress women?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Why not ban eyes?

So noone can see any woman!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

Let's just blindfold all men, or even better, seal them in cement to make sure they don't look at women and have impure desires!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Why stop at windows? I mean, doors are even bigger openings.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago

Those insecure little boys really are afraid of women.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago

Ban eyeballs.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

So, does the Tali ban a ban on windows? So it's not allowed to ban windows? So they're the Talibanban now? Or did they approve a ban on windows, so they're the Taliaproveban now? This is so confusing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

I think Tali is the word for 'all' and 'ban' is a loan word. They're slowly making way to their namesake.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Keep poking the same dead end, Taliban. The way forward could never be behind you. You've got it basically figured out. Never question anything.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

You speak like they want to progress.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

Why not just ban everything while you're at it?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (3 children)

The only solution would be the women rising up and stealing their husbands and brothers guns to foment a violent revolution. Sure some will probably be killed in the uprising but I'm sure it will end quickly because it would be very inconceivably stupid of the men to kill such a large number of women, then whom would they procreate with?

I wonder what the region would look like without centuries of western capitalist oppression by europe and most recently the US.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

The men will just go back to the traditional method of asexual budding.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

"Centuries" aka barely one. But sure, everything is due to western imperialism. No way this religion of peace might be the issue here

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

This just in: the taliban are afraid of women

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

TIL: The Taliban are apparently Geth

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Reads about how Taliban take women's rights away and shut them in the houses with no windows so men won't be tempted to do bad things to them

🤔 Gets ideas about things we could do with CEOs so Luigi's won't be tempted to do bad things to them

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Not a word about Islam. Never change retards.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Why not remove Muslim men's eyes so they can't see women?

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