It's started.

Afghanistan: Taliban tell working women to stay at home - BBC News

The headline says 'for now'. That's Taliban speak for 'forever or until we give you to one of our brave, heroic thugs'.

Batman: Isis joins the party https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/afghanistan-news-taliban-refugees-08-26-21-intl/index.html

They joined the party years ago.

And somewhat credible claims from days gone by that the US had supported ISIL-K in Afghanistan, presumably on the basis that "an enemy of my enemy is an ally".  ISIL-K included Taliban defectors.  They also operate and commit terror attacks in Pakistan.

I saw that NZAF Hercules made a trip back to Dubai from Kabul last night (our time).  RAAF have suspended rescue flights.  UK has placed a notice to aviation to avoid flying over Afghan airspace < 25,000 feet.

SJB:

 

It's started.

 

Afghanistan: Taliban tell working women to stay at home - BBC News

 

The headline says 'for now'. That's Taliban speak for 'forever or until we give you to one of our brave, heroic thugs'.

 

You should read past headlines.

From the article:

"Our security forces are not trained (in) how to deal with women - how to speak to women (for) some of them," Mr Mujahid said. "Until we have full security in place... we ask women to stay home."

Given the claims that ISIL seem to be active and involved in terror attacks in Kabul (and think about ISIL's record on women's rights) perhaps what Mujahid says above seems somewhat credible - to paraphrase, they're trying to restore "security" using radicalised young men who've seen nothing but war and conflict their entire lives (and probably no interaction with women, and zero recognition of women's rights).

US to unleash retribution on ISIS ... in Afghanistan ... could we know how that will end? oh wait ...

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/afghanistan-joe-biden-vows-to-hunt-down-terrorists-responsible-for-kabul-attacks-as-the-us-reels-from-deadliest-day-in-a-decade/52I3AG7H5YYAH77LXDLJZIHRYM/

NZ mission half accomplished https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/fall-of-afghanistan-nz-evacuation-mission-completed-just-before-deadly-airport-attack-still-many-left-behind/GUGZ2MUHH2ZEZZ5FWJEQPC5WKM/

Fred99:

 

You should read past headlines.

 

From the article:

 

"Our security forces are not trained (in) how to deal with women - how to speak to women (for) some of them," Mr Mujahid said. "Until we have full security in place... we ask women to stay home."

 

Given the claims that ISIL seem to be active and involved in terror attacks in Kabul (and think about ISIL's record on women's rights) perhaps what Mujahid says above seems somewhat credible - to paraphrase, they're trying to restore "security" using radicalised young men who've seen nothing but war and conflict their entire lives (and probably no interaction with women, and zero recognition of women's rights).

 

I read the whole article. I have no time for them. They are all from the Dark Ages.

SJB:

 

I read the whole article. I have no time for them. They are all from the Dark Ages.

 

Perfect is the enemy of good.

Some of our "first world" behaviours are also from the dark ages.  We helped create ISIS.

and here we go

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/war-in-afghanistan-us-drone-strike-hits-isis-target-after-kabul-attack/VNETMSOEQVAXHBST3DWA3UQZ3A/

Fred99:

 

We helped create ISIS.

 

not only create, the USA also (inadvertantly) armed them. they use American weapons and drive American Land Cruisers

Christian Science Monitor:

Afghanistan: How the Taliban won over northern ethnic minorities:

When the Taliban last ruled Afghanistan in the 1990s, they faced stiff resistance across the country’s north from ethnic-based paramilitaries that resented the southern Pashtun militants. That resistance would prove decisive in 2001 when the same ethnic minorities, backed by U.S. air power, ousted the Taliban regime in Kabul.

This time around, the Taliban had a new strategy: Enlist minorities in the north.

Batman: they might not be able to govern how they want. Isis also wants to govern.

They've been planning this for a while it turns out

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2021/08/28/isis-k-leader-intv-ward-afghanistan-kabul-attack-vpx.cnn

Meanwhile, the US launches an "over the horizon" drone strike on an ISIS-K truck loaded with explosives (probable suicide bomb) in Kabul.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/29/kabul-airlift-enters-final-phase-us-warns-of-more-attacks-live