Someone remind me. Why are we still fighting in Afghanistan?
Reading the article it appears that the Afghan government is taking this action because it cannot guarantee their safety. Maybe an excuse, maybe not. But, we cannot expect the people of Afghanistan to change overnight either.
Just look at our own history. When slavery was abolished it took years to 'convince' everyone not to have slaves. When blacks were given equal status, it took decades for this to finally take hold. And even now, we still have racist groups in this country, on both sides, but we can all agree that things are now much better for blacks than just 50 years ago. But, it did not happen overnight.
So, do not come down to hard on the Afghan government. It's not perfect, never will be. But, at least they have started down a very long road. We can only hope they continue down that road.