“The Islamic Emirate doesn’t want women to be victims” Samangani said, using the militants’ term for Afghanistan. “They should be in government structure according to Shariah law.”

He added: “The structure of government is not fully clear, but based on experience, there should be a fully Islamic leadership and all sides should join.”

Pretty sure they also did not expect to win so quickly

  • SerLava [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    It's also a lot easier to ban women from having jobs when they already generally don't have jobs. Those skills are slightly wider spread now than they were at the end of the Soviet era, and can contribute to the stability of the new government.

    • MathVelazquez [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      There was also two decades of men in their 20s and 30s dying in war. They might just need women for many industries because there aren't enough men with technical skills.