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Afghanistan
Newly appointed Taliban Minister of Higher Education appealed to the academics and intellectuals to return
2022-11-15
Let us know how that argument works out for ya, bub.
Posted by:Fred

#6  "Baby, come back. I promise I won't beat you anymore."
Posted by: ed in texas   2022-11-15 15:10  

#5  From the CIA World Factbook:

Afghan Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 37.3%

male: 52.1%

female: 22.6% (2021)


Compare to India:

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 74.4%

male: 82.4%

female: 65.8% (2018)
Posted by: trailing wife   2022-11-15 13:07  

#4  Apart from a few spirited journalists and plodding academics, I have yet to meet an Afghan intellectual anywhere.
Posted by: Dron66046   2022-11-15 12:56  

#3  I’m thinking the appeal will not yield significant results unless they are targeting 4th grade graduates.
Posted by: Super Hose   2022-11-15 12:17  

#2  "Mo didn't have shit, and neither will you. It's Islam"
Posted by: Frank G   2022-11-15 09:51  

#1  Why does this remind me of the way the Kmer Rouge dealt with the intellectuals in Cambodia?
Posted by: Glenmore    2022-11-15 09:38  

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