Egalitarian

Underside of a fountain
Madrassah/Khanqah of Sultan Barquq

Click me. Be outraged. Please.

My favorite part of the article? The quote from the unnamed western diplomat.
"It is going to be tricky to change because it gets us into territory of being accused of not respecting Afghan culture, which is always difficult."

We know he's not Canadian- as of right now, the only country to issue the equivalent of a formal 'WTF, mate?' is Canada. Jack Layton, leader of the NDP was quoted saying "How can the government say our soldiers have died to protect the rights of women when Hamid Karzai passes this law?" on globeandmail.com. Kudos to you, Canada-
There's a country that understands and remembers that the mission in Afghanistan was to help out the women and children-

Couple of things from a non politically minded person-
1. Will Canada put the kabash on its aid to Afghanistan?
2. Will other western democracies follow suit?

There's a line between being culturally sensitive and covering your ass.
Legalizing marital rape, making women ask permission before going to visit the doctor, applying for a job, and stepping outside the door- that's not okay.
Of course leaving Afghanistan with a well established democracy always seemed like the intention to me-
Did I miss something somewhere along the way?