'This was the most irresponsible act, ever. It's just like taking us and putting us before wolves.'
to fend off the Taliban amid the withdrawal of American troops.
Many Afghans now fear a return to the Taliban's extremist ideology, particularly due to their harsh treatment of women. The last time the Taliban ruled the country, from 1996 to 2001, it barred women and girls from working or receiving an education, and required women to be escorted by a male relative when leaving the home.
"There was a lot of promise, a lot of assurance. A lot of talk about values, a lot of talk about progress, about rights, about women's rights, about freedom, about democracy. That all turned out to be hollow," he wrote.
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