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Originally posted by Moridin:
This is very true. Kind of like a forced draft...join or die...much like our government's proclamation "You are either with us or you are with the terrorists"
But there is another side. Many of these Afgan males do wish to join the Taliban regime to save their way of life (they are not all as fanatical though)...the males in this society have absolute power...if that power is threatened, then I think it is an easy decision for them!
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You are right about the other side of the coin. Many do want to join, not all of the refuges are women and children, the Northern Alliance is not made up of only women and children. I'll bet that many that are forced into service go AWOL when they get the chance.
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