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In reply to the discussion: I Have A Really Stupid Question About The Taliban's Clothes/Garb/Outfits...... [View all]LeftInTX
(25,555 posts)76. I really don't know what you're talking about
This is a recent image.
Are you talking about their leaders or are you talking about commoners? This is an image of the Taliban from Aug 17th in Kabul. Their clothes don't look particularly heavy or clean.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/afghanistan-taliban-us-biden-militants-vow-amnesty-afghans-live-in-fear/
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I Have A Really Stupid Question About The Taliban's Clothes/Garb/Outfits...... [View all]
global1
Aug 2021
OP
The average American does it as much as the average Afghani does it. Don't you see anything ...
marble falls
Aug 2021
#21
Many dictionaries list "Afghani" as an acceptable name for the people
muriel_volestrangler
Aug 2021
#65
Do you believe all laundry done in Afghanistan is performed by enslaved women???????
marble falls
Aug 2021
#24
I have lived overseas in a country where people did not bathe regularly or use deodorant
milestogo
Aug 2021
#49
Rank is evidently indicated by how many blankets you can carry on your shoulder
dalton99a
Aug 2021
#3
In a million year I'd never think DUers would come up with such bigoted remarks. Sad, sad, sad.
marble falls
Aug 2021
#5
I call that notion bigoted. Mainly because it is. Most statements with an understood 'all ...
marble falls
Aug 2021
#31
Things might have changed, but when I studied in Vienna, Austria 30 years ago, we
smirkymonkey
Aug 2021
#67
Why don't you just get to your real point about how filthy you imagine the Taliban are?
marble falls
Aug 2021
#37
Okay, well I can see how commenting on body smells is uncool, but I didn't do that
Hugh_Lebowski
Aug 2021
#48
I Said Nothing About Odors Or Women - I Just Want To Know How They Keep Their Outfits Clean?...nt
global1
Aug 2021
#36
They actually have cars there too. But somehow people don't think they have washing machines?
Treefrog
Aug 2021
#17
I'm here for the racist and ethnocentric shit show that develops in this thread
greenjar_01
Aug 2021
#10
One thing I found hilarious was a spot Clarissa Ward was doing, with all these Taliban behind her.
Treefrog
Aug 2021
#45
I would think the clothing is appropriate to the climate/environment, as most clothing tends to be.
Act_of_Reparation
Aug 2021
#59