Political+life+in+Afghanistan

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//**Government.**// The Taliban control most of the country. Their government is recognized only by Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. The Taliban rule without a constitution and there is an informal assembly around their leader in Kandahar. Ministries exist in Kabul, and lower-level civil servants have remained in place, but there is no real administration. At the local level, the military commanders rule groups of villages, a situation the Taliban have tried to end. //**Leadership and Political Officials.**// Afghanistan does not have a unified government. Military commanders have the real leadership. //Afghanistan people don't want a unified government, yet they blame everyone else that has a better government than them to be evil and selfish? If they want a unified government and want the military to stop trying to control their country they should come together and make a government that fits to their needs.// //**Social Problems and Control.**// In their drive to "purify" society, the Taliban practice moral values. Judges apply a tribal-based conception of Islam. Those who commit adultery and consume drugs and alcohol are severely punished. Beatings, amputations, and public executions (beheading, stoning, and shooting) are commonly practiced. Tens of thousands of people are jailed without trial. //People are being thrown into jail for something less conflicting than others because the police like them better and also their race.// //**Military Activity.**// The Taliban are backed by Pakistan, while the Northern Alliance is supported by Iran and the former Soviet republics in Central Asia. Military activity is intense, particularly in the spring and summer


 * Taliban Restrictions Against Women.** The Taliban ban Afghanistan women from any work outside the home which also includes teachers, engineers, and most professionals. In Kabul, only a few can work in the hospitals. If they do do an activity outside the house they have to have a //mahram// (a father, brother, or husband). Also women in Afghanistan can't be treated by male doctors. //If female Afghanies can't work outside of the home, such as a job like a doctor, how will any females that are sick get any medical attention?// An Afghanie women has to wear a long veil (Burqa), and if she does not wear it and she gets whipped, beaten, or verbally abused in public it's okay. Another outrageous mistreatment is when women laugh too loudly, they get punished.

Afghan Government Cabinet