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  Very brave of her.
context: Looks like she made sure she couldn't be accused of not being fully covered which is the excuse the Taliban have been using. I hope that she survives, and their regime doesn't. >
  
  People really need to stop thinking of Afghanistan as a country and start thinking of it as four major tribal ethnic groups and many more minor ones sharing roughly overlapping geographical areas in a place that just so happens to be sometimes loosely “ruled” by some king of warlord or whatever. >
  
  While true, they were exposed to the idea of having a united country for over 20 years. Won't happen tomorrow, or maybe even the next decade, but it will happen. Even now the taliban rule it as it were a single country. So its not so far fetched to believe that internal change can happen, and much more likely to stick than a forced external one. >
  
  More than 20 years, the modern afghan state was essentially founded in the 18th century, and the current format has existed since 1919 >
  
  There’s a big difference between lines on a map and a genuine sense of national identity, though. >
  
  Thanks for the link! >
  
  This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 77%. (I'm a bot)
  
  
  An 18-year-old Afghan student endured Taliban taunts and insults at the weekend as she staged a solo protest against the ban on women attending university.
  In their latest assault on women's rights, the Taliban last week banned university education for women, prompting international outrage.
  "I wanted to show the power of a single Afghan girl, and that even one person can stand against oppression. When my other sisters see that a single girl has stood against the Taliban, it will help them rise and defeat the Taliban," Marwa said.
  
  
  Extended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: women^#1 Taliban^#2 protest^#3 Marwa^#4 against^#5 >
  
  I worry about her safety. The Taliban are savages. >
  
  They are what we made them. >
  
  Wars have been raging there since written history began. Fuck outta here lmao, we didn't make them follow a bigoted religion that encourages this shit. >
  
  We actively funded the groups that encourage “this shit.” and toppled comparatively liberal governments in the region, you’re just being Ignorant >
  
  Oh okay, so all the history books that show this extremist culture has been around for centuries before the existence of the West - they're all full of shit.
  LOL.
  No wait, hang on:
  LMAOOOO!!! >
  
  How many of those books have you read? >
  
  All of them. >
  
  average redditor >
  
  Probably below average… >
  
  
  “For the first time in my life, I felt so proud, strong, and powerful because I was standing against them and demanding a right that God has given us,” Marwa told AFP, asking not to be further identified.
  
  Please, don't further identify her. >
  
  A reminder for Americans that we need to guard our freedoms  from any church that would take them, religious extremism is a problem everywhere. >
  
  Seconded. >
  
  "It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees."
  -Emiliano Zapata >
  
  Next story, proud and strong afghan girl found decapitated for defying the terrorban. >
  
  Proud and strong is what they wrote on her gravestone if she's not buried in an anonymous grave somewhere. >
  
  Are you dumb? First, how do you know that's a guy? Second, it's commentary on how dismal that shit is. >
  
  What a brave woman. Title says girl but this woman is protesting a violent regime by herself in public. Tomorrow when I wake up depressed I'm going to try and think of her for strength.