They were prohibiting Afghans from leaving the country because they are NEEDED to rebuild the country.
What have we been doing for 20 years? Have we not rebuilt the country? So what does the Taliban have to do with rebuilding when they have been doing nothing but destroying it. They can forget about war reparations because they weren’t elected, they couped the elected government.
Before the Taliban use excuses about detaining Afghans in the country they need to put forward exactly where the people are needed to rebuild the country. And get on with it. Why postpone it? Give the Afghan people hope and expectations for their country. Get started. Put people to work and pay them a living wage.
It is called governance. Governance is not about terrorizing the people. It is about peace and prosperity.
What normally occurs with coups is that the power structure views the people as the enemy. Ultimately, the people fall into poverty and those with the guns and tanks become the ruling class and have the wealth of the country sequestered with military dominance of the people. They rule with the people in fear of them. Considering the Taliban are attacking protesters, they are headed down the typical coup path.
Killing ISIS prisoners is the easy part, to be accepted as leaders of Afghanistan. Holding the people in fear is not at all an accomplishment. Those that might see the Taliban as desirable as leaders need to reflect on the benevolence of Islam and not The Jehad.
