I just did an interview with @FRANCE24 and the host, like others, kept asking "how will the Taliban government. They say they are setting up an inclusive government. How will they interact on the international stage." Here are my answers.
1. The Taliban are NOT a legitimate government. They are occupying the country with terror. Their military incursion was supported by the Pakistani military in every way possible. The Pakistanis are currently helping them to professionalize their military (with US equipment).
2. How can the Taliban government be inclusive when half of the population is women and they are excluded? Stop seeing women as invisible. Afghan women matter.
Having an Uzbek or five or a Tajik doesn't make a govt inclusive, FFS.
Having an Uzbek or five or a Tajik doesn't make a govt inclusive, FFS.
3. They have no business on an international stage. They are a government of terrorists, supported by authoritarian regimes. When China, Russia, Pakistan and Iran are their supporters...what else do you need to know?
4. The Axis of Weasels that support this regime are all predators seeking to exploit the Taliban's willingness to subdue the population by fear and force for their own extractive, rent-seeking purposes.
5. Stop asking these questions that mainstream and normalize a terrorist regime, for Dog's sake. Stop treating them like a legit government. Stop buying the Rawalpindi Formulated Talking Points.
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