Afghanistan on the Move

Fire of Liberty

Here's a good piece in The Guardian on how far Afghanistan has come from the horrible days of the Taliban. In particular the article focused on Habiba Sarobi, who is the first female governor in Afghanistan. It sure beats the days of the Taliban when women were forced to stay in their homes and wear the horrific burka or face the possibility of being stoned to death. Just watch the movie Osama to learn what Women and children endured during the Taliban tyranny. Even though the article seems to go into the weeds with some of its complaints about the lack of electricity, smooth roads, money and hotels (I guess the people at The Guardian expect a nation that has endured twenty years of war to become the Netherlands in a matter of years), you still have to admire how far Afghanistan has advanced with the aid of US Military and an effective Commander-in-Chief.