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Surely it must be because it's all a pack of lies, and the women would just as well have the Talibs back, because being "shamed" is no better than being slaughtered. Surely.

No it's not lies. Women are slightly better off. But if were going to have some sort of influence there (ie investing money and the like) we should insist they become a lot better off. For starters there should be women in the new government.

But if were going to have some sort of influence there (ie investing money and the like)

Who said anything about "have some sort of influence there (ie investing money and the like)"? The goal was, and is, purely and simply to kill certain people there and to dissuade other people there from following in the footsteps of the killed people. I don't know where you got any other impression.

we should insist they become a lot better off.

I don't give a rat's ass whether they become a lot better off, as long as they stop harboring and funding terrorists. The rest is their problem.

For starters there should be women in the new government.

Whatever.

As long as they stop harboring and funding terrorists. That's the goal. (Though, evidently, not yours.)