TBH I struggle to worry for Afghanistan. That country has a terrible culture and while we can criticize the US here, that place was not and has not been fine for a very long time.

[–] zephyreks@lemmy.ml -4 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Oh gee I sure wonder why

Surely it couldn't have been impacted by a twenty-year occupation, right? Surely not.

[–] deft@ttrpg.network 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No absolutely not.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacha_bazi

While this might be controversial Afghanistan and a lot of other places in the world do actually need foreign policing and a forceful cultural change.

Not saying how we make the change or what it becomes but some places are so ass.

[–] zephyreks@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

So? Doesn't mean that American occupation of Afghanistan hasn't delayed their social and economic development by at least two decades (and probably far more).

[–] TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It was just paradise before then huh

[–] zephyreks@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

Ah yes, because a 20-year occupation couldn't possibly make anything worse.

[–] wito@lemmy.techtailors.net 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah the Russian invasion before didn't help either.

[–] zephyreks@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

Afghanistan's been catching shit left and right and they get no break lol