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submitted 3 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

No country has so far officially recognized the Taliban as Afghanistan's government due to their hard-line policies. The drastic erosion of women's rights continues.

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[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 months ago

Well Russia actually received a delegation in Moscow recently, iirc

[-] Deceptichum@quokk.au 2 points 3 months ago

China officially welcomed a Taliban diplomat recently.

[-] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

The guy in the picture is giving me "what kind of ~~american~~ Afghan are you?" vibes, e g. Jesse Plemons' character in Civil War

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world -3 points 3 months ago

Don't worry, plenty of online leftists will still tell you how sweet and wholesome the Taliban is, or play "Whatabout" games.

this post was submitted on 15 Aug 2024
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