Kabul, Afghanistan

[AP Panther Fan]

Barbara Walters did a story on gender roles in Kabul, Afghanistan,
several years before the Afghan conflict, noting that the women
customarily walked 5 paces behind their husbands.

She recently returned to Kabul and observed that women still walk
behind their husbands. Despite the overthrow of the oppressive
Taliban regime, the women now seem to walk even further back
behind their husbands and are happy to maintain the old custom.

Ms. Walters approached one of the Afghani women and asked,
"Why do you now seem happy with the old custom that you once
tried so desperately to change?"

The women looked Ms. Walters straight in the eyes and without
hesitation said, "Land mines!"

Moral of the story: Behind every man is a very smart woman!!



I bet you guys thought this would be a serious and thought provoking post.:D

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Originally posted by AP Panther Fan
Barbara Walters did a story on gender roles in Kabul, Afghanistan,
several years before the Afghan conflict, noting that the women
customarily walked 5 paces behind their husbands.

She recently returned to Kabul and observed that women still walk
behind their husbands. Despite the overthrow of the oppressive
Taliban regime, the women now seem to walk even further back
behind their husbands and are happy to maintain the old custom.

Ms. Walters approached one of the Afghani women and asked,
"Why do you now seem happy with the old custom that you once
tried so desperately to change?"

The women looked Ms. Walters straight in the eyes and without
hesitation said, "Land mines!"

Moral of the story: Behind every man is a very smart woman!!



I bet you guys thought this would be a serious and thought provoking post.:D you know, having experienced the Afghan culture first hand, this is hilarious. they are good people, they have just been plagued by war in almost every generation of their nearly 5000 year existance.