Here's a humble suggestion for dealing with the Taliban:

[Brigid]

Remove all male troops. Leave female soldiers and Marines behind to arm and train the Afghan women. After the way they have been treated, they will do the rest. Taliban destroyed in record time. You likey?

[virgogal]

1. Now that's something I would stand behind. Very clever.

[gateley]

2. I likey. nt

[blondeatlast]

3. Likey, very likey. nt

[Warren Stupidity]

4. Our taliban forbids our women soldiers combat duty.

So that would be the first problem. The second problem is of course that while you might think that the women of Afghanistan would rise up and throw off their patriarchal chains, most likely outside of Kabul they would simply hand the weapons we gave them over to the taliban militia.

[Ian David]

5. You've been watching Stargate, haven't you?

August 8, 1997
To Pictures
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EMANCIPATION
Episode #4 (#6A)

On the planet Simarka, the SG-1 team meets the Shavadai, a race of people similar to the ancient Mongols of Earth. These skilled horsemen and fierce warriors operate by a strict code, which includes second-class status for women. Dr. Samantha Carter, who takes a back seat to no man, is threatened by death on her first encounter with the Shavadai chief, Moughal, and is only spared because she saved the life of his son, Abu. Carter faces peril again when she is kidnapped by Abu, who hopes to trade her for the hand of Nya, the daughter of Moughal's powerful enemy, Turghan. The deal goes bad and Carter ends up the unwilling property of the warrior chief. She is determined to escape but torn by pity for the lovelorn Nya and Abu. Carter arranges Nya's escape from Turghan's tyranny and is rescued from his clutches by O'Neill and the SG-1 team. But, Carter's ordeal is not over yet. Turghan caught his daughter trying to elope and will stone her to death for her disloyalty unless Carter can defeat him in combat. In the circle of battle, Carter must prove she is the equal of any man -- or die trying.


Written by: Katharyn Powers
Directed by: Jeff Woolnough
Guest Starring: Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Turghan, Jorge Vargas as Abu, Soon-Tek Oh as Moughal, Crystal Lo as Nya, Marilyn Chin as Clanswoman
http://rdanderson.com/stargate/episode/episode1.htm

[Brigid]

6. Nope, never watched it.

I may have to start. SyFy, right?