50% of Afghans horrified by Taliban -- not counting males

 20 years gave "Zoom world" plenty of time to touch base in Afghanistan -- time to touch that deepest cord of innate behavior: equal social status -- which translates to having the same freedoms (e.g., democracy) as the rest of the world.

David Brooks: "A survey of 11 countries, Muslim countries, only 13% have positive views about the Taliban."  (PBS NewsHour, Fri, 8/27)

50% of Afghans are horrified by the Taliban -- not counting males.

David Brooks again: " ... and so at a time when liberal democracy is beginning to have a little momentum and theocracy is taking some blows ... "

Could we be snatching defeat from the jaws of victory in front of the entire thug theocracy world?

(See also: Adam Tooze, Don’t Abandon Afghanistan’s Economy Too, http://click1.crm.foreignpolicy.com/chtccnzmzhcftttgfghnqfkzsdfnnkmgqgtmdqlgmtcld_dhcrjdsjftmhgtsddgg.html?a=35816&b=Editors+Picks+OC&c=35816 )

(See also: Mona Tajali, “Hear Our Cries”: What Terrifies an Afghan Women’s Rights Activist, https://www.thenation.com/article/world/interview-afghanistan-womens-rights/ )