The Taliban's first act was to declare Afghanistan a "pure Islamic state."…. Hindus (must wear yellow identification stickers), and Christian Afghans (Christian converts from Islam under the Taliban are executed)…. Instead of elected officials or the self-appointed strongmen that usually commandeer third-world countries, Afghanistan is now being run by the village mullah; or more aptly put: the village idiot…. What the mullahs lacked in erudition, they made up for with perfect mosque attendance. What's left, then, is a rogue's gallery of Taliban ministers who are in a perpetual race to see if their cruelty can outpace their stupidity. The minister of higher education has no formal education. The culture minister has overseen the looting of museums and the destruction of priceless ancient artifacts. And the health minister has been spotted cleaving off hands at public amputations.
A “pure Islamic state.” This is supposed to be the utopia Islamism envisions for the world?
The minister of higher education has no formal education. The culture minister has overseen the looting of museums and the destruction of priceless ancient artifacts. And the health minister has been spotted cleaving off hands at public amputations.
In other words, only slightly less prepared for their responsibilities than most of Jean Chretien's cabinet.