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Summary

The Taliban have banned windows in homes that allow views of areas where Afghan women might be seen, citing concerns over "obscene acts."

This new decree mandates blocking or obstructing such windows in existing and new buildings, continuing the group's systemic repression of women since regaining control of Afghanistan in August 2021.

The Taliban's policies have included bans on women's education, public appearances, and voices.

Critics, including the U.N., warn these actions dangerously erode human rights, while activists call out global inaction over the ongoing oppression.

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[–] DarkSpectrum 34 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Why not remove Muslim men's eyes so they can't see women?

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[–] [email protected] 108 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Is 2025 the year of the Linux desktop?

[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 days ago (2 children)

This is the best usage of this phrase I've ever seen

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[–] weeeeum 65 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Damn for a country that hates gay people, they REALLY hate looking at women.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 days ago

No, it's more like each extremist Muslim doesn't want any other man looking at any of his women, because he knows what he'd be unable to stop himself from doing if he saw someone else's woman and assumes every other man is like that.

And that line of thinking breeds generations of men who rather than might think that way, actually do think that way, making the rule even more necessary.

It's also a lot easier for a man to punish or beat a woman than it is another man, and it's that line of thinking which turns women into property rather than people. And property can be treated however you like.

[–] [email protected] 57 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Had to do a double take that I'm not in The Onion community.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 days ago

I have to do that disturbingly often nowadays.

[–] ronflex 36 points 6 days ago (2 children)

This just in: the taliban are afraid of women

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Aside from the obvious egregious human rights violations here, there's going to be a lot of health repercussions for this.

Not getting enough, or any sunlight can cause vitamin d deficiency which can cause a whole host of problems. Including if a woman breastfeeds without getting enough vitamin d her baby will also be deficient. Get ready for a bunch of children who are going to be at a high risk for developing rickets.

I guess that's the price they're willing to pay to oppress women?

[–] Itdidnttrickledown 30 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Those insecure little boys really are afraid of women.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago

It's either that or they justify these repressive laws by saying men are lustful beasts who can never be trusted to contain their impulses. (And therefore those laws are for their "protection.")

This is an attitude shared by all of the "girls have cooties" religions.

[–] Resol 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

And just when I thought the Taliban's laws against women were too extreme already, they decide to do this. They quite literally can stoop way lower than I thought.

I feel so bad. Thanks for ruining my first day of 2025, Taliban.

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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA 38 points 6 days ago (5 children)

I dunno. Banning seeing women. Seems kinda gay.

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[–] Tin 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

When do we get to the part of the episode where James T Kirk, prime directive be damned, finds the meglomaniacal computer controlling these men, and blows it up?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Have you any idea how it feels to be a fembot... living in a manbot's manputer's world?

[–] TheEighthDoctor 34 points 6 days ago

Taliban are more afraid of women than /r/incel

[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] fnrir 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

TempleOS, obviously

or maybe an Islam-specific fork?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Why stop at windows? I mean, doors are even bigger openings.

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[–] dohpaz42 41 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Soooooo, instead of educating young boys and men about respect and decency, they instead force women to cover themselves completely, and now remove windows from buildings, because young boys and men can’t be trusted to be basic human beings?

Yeah, you know you’re doing it right when you have to force other people to bend to your degeneracy.

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[–] Roflmasterbigpimp 24 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Why not ban eyes?

So noone can see any woman!

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[–] Zer0_F0x 27 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Those guys sure love banning things. They're gonna lose track of all the things they've banned, unless they hire someone to tally all their bans.

Unless of course there's a ban on that too

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 days ago

The point is to ban everything and lose track so that when they don't like you, they can always find something you did that was banned.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago

MAGA furiously scribbling notes.

[–] davidagain 13 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Today, Pakistan, tomorrow, USA. You might be sceptical today, but if you think it really couldn't happen in America, you haven't been paying nearly enough attention.

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[–] Werbert 16 points 6 days ago

Ban eyeballs.

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