But the heart of the matter is the preservation of ancient patriarchal rights that go back to Biblical times, reformatted to fit the demands of globalized capitalism. Governments and international aid organizations have failed to take into consideration the role of
西方人普遍认为宗教是阿富汗问题的核心。但问题的症结所在是保留了可以追溯到《圣经》时代的古老的宗族权利，上述宗族权利只是进行了某些调整来适应全球化资本主义的要求。政府和国际援助机构尚未将 Farhang 的作用纳入考虑，也许因为多数西方人无法理解不成文法律的力量。但在惩罚这项古老规则引发的私人暴力之前，阿富汗的许多问题都无法得到解决。