Post Election Medea Benjamin Figures out that there are Women in Afghanistan [nuance]
But while she was there with a Code Pink entourage Sept. 27 - Oct. 6, native Afghans told them that they don’t want the U.S. to pull out immediately. Women, especially, fear that would hasten a return of the Taliban.
“Women want to be involved in the peace talks,” she said. “Any talks with the Taliban without women would be disastrous because they would just compromise women’s rights further.”
While Afghans told Benjamin that they don’t want U.S. forces in the city centers, “they want them in their bases, as sort of a deterrent” to further attacks or guarding the Pakistan border.