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...just as the meltdown of Taliban military power has not brought real peace to Afghanistan, neither has the disappearance of its hated religious police brought women freedom overnight. Afghan society is tribal and conservative. Except for a small minority of educated professionals in Kabul, women have long been relegated to a subservient role. In rural areas of northern Afghanistan that are under the control of the Northern Alliance, the burka is still universal, though no law requires it. Even in Kabul, where Western-style skirts were not uncommon before the Taliban, many women say the burka is the least...
...Afghanistan is famously resistant to outside interference. Ask the Russians. "When the Soviets came, they wanted to change the country overnight, abandoning tribal codes that existed for centuries," says Nelofer Pazira, an exiled Afghan journalist and dedicated foe of the Taliban who stars in the film Kandahar (see box). "People were appalled. They went completely in the opposite direction. Even more liberal families became very conservative...
...Despite its deficiencies, of course, the new aviation security bill represents a victory for all travelers who are concerned about safety. We may just have to be patient as we wait for lingering shortfalls to be addressed; airtight federal guidelines don?t happen overnight, after all - or even in two months...
...shelter—which was founded in 1982—operates out of the basement of the Lutheran church at 66 Winthrop Street. Currently about 140 volunteers work dinner, evening, overnight or breakfast shifts, Kuo said...
...Taliban no longer rule Afghanistan. But neither the fundamentalist militia, nor their Al Qaeda guests, have yet been beaten. Rather than put up a fight to hold onto the capital, Taliban forces retreated from Kabul overnight Monday, and by Tuesday morning a Northern Alliance advanced guard had entered the city. Initial reports suggested the Alliance had simply sent in a policing force to prevent an outbreak of chaos in the vacuum left by the Taliban's departure - Washington has repeatedly urged the Alliance to keep its forces out of Kabul, to avoid antagonizing the Pashtun Afghans who predominate...