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[–]DMAC55 98ポイント99ポイント  (68子コメント)

I'm happy to see the girls are allowed to learn

[–]TheKolbrin [スコア非表示]  (34子コメント)

1960's:

Afghan girls coming home from school.

"Afghan girls, as well as boys, were educated up to the high school level, and although girls (and boys) wore uniforms, the girls were not allowed to wear a chadri (burka) on their way to secondary school. Able young women attended college, as did the men." - Peg Podlich #

[–]Antinerf [スコア非表示]  (24子コメント)

My dad was the son of a government official in Afghanistan before the Soviet-Afghan war broke out. He described the country as being very modern. Specifically, they got a lot of their stuff from Germany. For example:

-Afghan police using BMW motorcycles

-The school my dad went to was German-built

-One of his brothers went to Germany for education purposes

-Generally, many premium goods were German

Sounds like a country I would have loved to visit. Hopefully one day I might do an AMA with him?

[–]TaylorS1986 [スコア非表示]  (8子コメント)

Then the US decided to arm religious nutcases because fuck commies.

Islamic fundamentalism if to a large extent indirectly our own fault, either though funding fundy millitias to fight against Soviet-backed governments, or by propping up dictators who suppress secular civil society.

[–]Snyggkille [スコア非表示]  (3子コメント)

No one knew what nut jobs they were back then.

Afghanistan would still be a shithole even if the Soviets managed to occupy the country.

[–]Veritech-1 [スコア非表示]  (2子コメント)

That would be very interesting. It's a shame that Afghanistan is now in such turmoil.

[–]Mugen593 [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

But that all changed when the fire nation attacked.

[–]Antinerf [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

The invasion of Afghanistan definitely broke the USSR, though. Something like 15,000 people killed and tens of thousands more wounded.

It was more than that, though. They became demoralized once they were no longer invincible in their helicopters. There are sadder stories, too. For example, many captured Soviet soldiers were turned into drug addicts in captivity and then returned to their motherland hopelessly broken.

[–]ThePlanckConstant [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

The photos were sadly not representative of Afghanistan, showing only a minority in Kabul. The wast majority living on the countryside without access to education made a great recruiting ground for the Taliban.

We now have 10.5 million children going to school in Afghanistan (majority of both boys and girls), up form 1.2 million during Taliban times (50,000 being girls).

[–]ThePlanckConstant [スコア非表示]  (16子コメント)

One of the greatest changes achieved in Afghanistan.

About 1.2 million students were enrolled in schools during the Taliban, with less than 50,000 of them girls.

In May 2013 that there were 16,000 schools across Afghanistan, with 10.5 million students. That's a third of the total population of Afghanistan. The majority of children are enrolled in schools, both boys and girls. While there were still 3 million deprived of education, that number is constantly falling.

Since the majority of children have access to education, illiteracy is expected to drop drastically in the near future and Afghans will by knowledge have a greater power over their own future.

Other positive outcomes include improved healthcare, saving the lives of millions, and making Afghanistan one of the worlds fastest growing economies, lessening the poverty of one of the worlds poorest countries.

[–]D3286 [スコア非表示]  (2子コメント)

According to /r/TheKolbrin and /r/Antinerf, what you're describing is more a restoration than a change.

Afghanistan doing fine, Taliban screw it up, kick them out, Afghanistan going back to fine.

[–]ThePlanckConstant [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

Yes, this is why ISAF fought. Afghanistan is being restored, and we're reaching a much larger part of the population now, not just the cities.

[–]D3286 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

You called it a change though, restoring something isn't a change.

[–]Shanalan [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

My father has a furniture factory in Pakistan that builds school furniture for these new schools- He gets contracts from international aid organizations. I don't know why I felt the need to comment just thought it was a relevant story.

[–]SuchWastedPotential [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Do these "schools" look like the one in this picture because I don't think that counts

[–]linesreadlines [スコア非表示]  (10子コメント)

This is yet another great example of America bringing positive change in the world with out high standards of morality and using our force for good.

[–]toxins [スコア非表示]  (6子コメント)

They out number the boys which was very surprising.

[–]nixonrichard [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Why would the boys want to attend a school that's so dangerous it takes place inside of a pit surrounded by earthen barriers to block gunfire?

[–]zahrul3 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

It's not uncommon in Muslim countries for girls to outnumber the boys in school as boys are expected to start work early if they're poor but the same is not expected of women as education gives them a better shot of getting a rich husband

[–]DMAC55 [スコア非表示]  (3子コメント)

Yeah, pretty awesome!

[–]JudgeAhab [スコア非表示]  (2子コメント)

Awesome that girls are being educated, but I get a sinking feeling class may be short on boys because even at that age they are guarding the community.

[–]BillNyeAtheistGuy [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

They're more than likely just teaching them religion and not anything that will actually help like math and science

[–]QuotesRumi 22ポイント23ポイント  (3子コメント)

FYI That's a brick factory in the background.

[–]WhiskyBreakfast [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

One of the worst occupations in history.

To this day it's so difficult to find people willing to work brick yards that many of the brick yards in the middle east and India are staffed with people kidnapped and sold as slaves, or illiterate people fooled into signing contracts forcing them to work and live in the brick yard for the rest of their lives.

[–]monk648 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Thank you, that black smoke is now less depressing :)

[–]mandemloves 161ポイント162ポイント  (124子コメント)

I think the saddest thing is the photos of Afghanistan back in the 50's when it was a real upcoming and beautiful place.

[–]the_magic_muffin 131ポイント132ポイント  (81子コメント)

The photos you refer to were not representative of Afghanistan, showing only a minority in Kabul.

[–]linesreadlines 68ポイント69ポイント  (73子コメント)

[–]enzoblue 19ポイント20ポイント  (33子コメント)

Interesting, a leftie. I wonder if a lot of Arabic people are left handed because their script runs right to left? I shall google, just sharing though in case someone wants to educate me.

[–]some_random_nick [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

It's probably because Arabic alphabet was adopted from a language that was written on a stone tablet, not pen and paper. Pretend that you're etching on stone, and you'll see it's easier to write away from your dominant hand.

[–]muhammadtalhas 4ポイント5ポイント  (24子コメント)

Muslim people use their left hands for toilet purposes. So no, most people are right handed as it is taught in Islam to eat and write and such with your left hand.

[–]Dreammaestro [スコア非表示]  (5子コメント)

Most people are right handed in the first place. My little brother is a leftie though and he uses utensils with his left hand. And we muslims use bidets by the way.

[–]CALEBthehun 1ポイント2ポイント  (4子コメント)

... What did you find?

[–]enzoblue [スコア非表示]  (3子コメント)

Nothing yet actually, I fed the animals and made coffee though.

[–]Thisismyfinalstand [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

You've had a busy morning, sounds like it is nap time.

[–]out_of_my_mind89 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

That's what's up. All I've done is make coffee and watch my dog stare longingly at the kitchen.

[–]Ska-jayjay 2ポイント3ポイント  (3子コメント)

As far as i understand, that's very sore point around the middle east

[–]Leovinus_Jones [スコア非表示]  (2子コメント)

Which is kindof silly considering it was centuries ago.

[–]D3286 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

What problem was beer, sausage links, and Playmobil the solution for? Day care meltdowns?

[–]UmarAlKhattab [スコア非表示]  (6子コメント)

I believe there were two peaks, a scientific peak(Islamic Golden Age) during the Abbasid times and a peaceful peak(Pax Ottomana) during Ottoman Empire

[–]elephagt [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

You're forgetting the most important peak... the first one! Thousands of years B.C. Human civilization STARTED in the Middle East. Everything started there, including things as basic as writing, Law, mathematics, etc.

Then the Greeks learnt from them.

[–]Irishguy317 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Europe is importing these heathens in when we should just be putting up another fucking curtain.

[–]50Olol5 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Pretty sure this century is China's turn.

[–]haitham1 -1ポイント0ポイント  (2子コメント)

Don't say that you don't know what the future hides.

[–]Benw1989 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

Or possibly all those pictures of Iran pre-revolution

[–]UmarAlKhattab [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

You do realize those photos are not representative of Iran in pre-revolution.

[–]Bangbangtx 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

If only you could see it today I see a huge tv screen over a grocery store on one block, the next I see hood right beating each other up for trash.

[–]asshatnowhere 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

reading a thousand splendid suns. it's heartbreaking.

[–]LOHare 11ポイント12ポイント  (33子コメント)

When you live next door to a global super power, you can't have nice things for too long.

[–]LiiDo 85ポイント86ポイント  (30子コメント)

You hear that Canada? We are coming for you

[–]WutangCND 43ポイント44ポイント  (6子コメント)

Leave us alone. Sorry for any inconvenience.

[–]linesreadlines 20ポイント21ポイント  (5子コメント)

[–]cbs5090 4ポイント5ポイント  (2子コメント)

We will let you continue to believe you control us. He who has the military, has the power. Like Dennis Leary said, "WE HAVE THE BOMBS! NUCLEAR. FUCKING. WEAPONS!"

[–]WutangCND [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

We control you, so we have the weapons. Checkmate.

[–]The_sad_zebra [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Well give us our socialized healthcare already!

[–]Gazenoth [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

I choose to believe they came up with that magnificent title and wrote the book after the fact

[–]LOHare 10ポイント11ポイント  (7子コメント)

Tried, albeit before it was independent Dominion of Canada, it didn't work. Now the destinies are entwined in a way that cooperation is more beneficial than conquest. Until, of course, there is a fresh water crisis.

[–]linesreadlines [スコア非表示]  (4子コメント)

[–]DisgruntledBrit [スコア非表示]  (3子コメント)

Wait, do Canadians see that as a Canadian victory?

[–]50Olol5 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

No, we learn that it's a British victory, although the War of 1812 wasn't covered in our history / social studies classes as extensively as it should've been. But here on Reddit, you'll see some of us Canadians overcompensating for something and claiming it's a Canadian victory.

[–]imnotwitty 5ポイント6ポイント  (2子コメント)

Give it a shot, we dare you. Let's see what colour you paint the White House when we burn it down again.

[–]turtleh 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Would be even easier now, a few drunken buddies got on the 1600 Pennsylvania lawn on Obama's inauguration day.

[–]BrutallyHonestDude 0ポイント1ポイント  (9子コメント)

You'll bring in the entire Commonwealth empire if you do that. Are you sure you can win against all them?

[–]Leovinus_Jones [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Honestly, I'm not so sure. If the Yanks invaded us, I wouldn't put it past the British and Australians to do nothing. Look at their current governments, they're too busy deep-throating the corporate cock to want to rock the boat.

[–]LiiDo 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I can't beat them by myself but with the power of bud light and country music anything is possible

[–]asshatnowhere 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

except for the case of almost every country.

[–]obi2012 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

More complicated than that

[–]ConditionDelta 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

They had a nice break between invasions but it inevitably came to an end.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasions_of_Afghanistan

[–]SeattleBattles [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Even though those photos weren't exactly representative, they did reflect a society on the upswing.

The world has really fucked with that poor country for way too long.

[–]deepcarbonthrowaway [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

if you think a few old photos of Afghanistan in the 50s make it a "upcoming and beautiful place" then you know nothing about central asian geopolitical history. Sure things are much worse today but that doesn't mean things were okay.

[–]willmaster123 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

It wasn't, at all. Those were specifically cherry picked photos which showed mostly western educated people. Afghanistan wasn't quite as war torn, it was almost completely rural farmers. As with many Muslim countries that began urbanizing during the 70s and 80s, the religious elite took over.

[–]eloy0612 6ポイント7ポイント  (1子コメント)

At least they have room for P.E.

[–]IoncehadafourLbPoop [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

"Fire drill! Again we tied for the fastest time it took to get outside. Keep up the good work kids!"

[–]Ammarzk 11ポイント12ポイント  (3子コメント)

I wish I could donate to them.They're so intent on learning they don't care how or where its being done.

[–]95688it 25ポイント26ポイント  (7子コメント)

[–]Muchachi [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

Oh man I loved when our teacher would bring us outside too!

[–]TK421IsTheLoneliest [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

So much extra learning done within the minimal distractions of recess-land!

[–]dufusmembrane 11ポイント12ポイント  (0子コメント)

just like here--all the girls in front, the sketchy boys in back

[–]CTV49 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

There's so much room for activities.

[–]Katsumaaji [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Shit even Afghanistani schools have smaller class sizes than the US.

[–]Marzoni 10ポイント11ポイント  (2子コメント)

They are using few technologies in this pic, as LMS (Learning Management System) they are using Blackboard in front of the class and Canvas on the floor, however they don't have any Windows although I can see some operative system from the distance.

[–]iamPause 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

God I do not miss writing lesson plans. I often miss teaching, watching students grow, seeing that light in their eyes when something just clicks and now they've learned something they never knew before I think that I might want to go back, and then I remember lesson plans, and the paychecks, and the hours, and yeah....working for a mega corporation is much more profitable.

[–]Transient77 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

I believe you can't see any Windows because they chose to go open source.

[–]ProjectPatrick 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

That's a nice carpet!

[–]IoncehadafourLbPoop [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

That's the school bus. School there is like a drive thru

[–]metromin [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

He should turn the chair around.

[–]Equinoqs [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

The Afghanis care more about educating their children than some Americans I know.

[–]ColinAllCarz [スコア非表示]  (2子コメント)

Wow.....and here I am frustrated that the bulb in my smartboard is weak and I have to turn off some of my lights so the kids can see it properly. This helps to put things into perspective.

[–]bobdylan401 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Right my wifi doesn't travel well through my solid stone walls. First world problems

[–]Ripsaw99 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

...the feels, to early for that. I want to send that teacher a giant gift bag

[–]Sylvester_Scott 2ポイント3ポイント  (3子コメント)

This is obviously before some Taliban asshole comes along and throws acid on the little girls.

[–]mch [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

The reason they are outside is it's easier to spot the drone attacks.

[–]Haindelmers [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

What's the difference between a Taliban stronghold and an elementary school?

[–]oceanstrength 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

No, its what happens after the Taliban comes along.

[–]spriggig 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Probably getting a better education than I did.

[–]fred9852 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

I think Education is the process of facilitating learning. Knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits of a group of people are transferred to other people. in this picture i can see that! :)

[–]SushiRolledDick 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Man I wish my teacher let us have class outside!

[–]textbandit 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

That's humanity at its best

[–]SIOS 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Is that a bloody splat above and to the right of them?

[–]NewTRX [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

It's strange that all over the world school is the same. Many people sit in the back while the teacher teaches in the front.

Aside from technology, and maybe posting attention to learning styles, education hasn't really seemed to evolve.

[–]xbassx [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Too bad rhetoric isn't taught in schools.

Didn't the Ancient Greeks have a slightly different method?

[–]LanceFree [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

What's up with the solo boy in the second row?

[–]seanboxx [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Glad to see how much work our tax money has done rebuilding their infrastructure.

[–]addyorable [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

My students are so privileged and they have no idea just HOW much... that's why they complain about the smallest things. Sigh.

[–]kstinfo [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

More girls than boys - no radicals in this class.

[–]Redline8100 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

At least they're getting fresh air

[–]larryvire [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

I've always wondered why they had these school sessions in just seemingly random plots of land. Is there any benefit to the location they're studying in? For instance, the spot pictured?

[–]misobird [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

That's not.school, it's a magic show duh

[–]doug89 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

This gave me PTSD flashbacks to an anime called Black Bullet which featured an outdoor school in the open for homeless orphaned girls. The main character was volunteering as a teacher. Things went bad. Very bad

[–]DrMongrolMan [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

This is begging to be in a PS battle

[–]anywayswhatever [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

why sit in the direct sun, no shade??

[–]_th0r [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

really puts things into perspective..

[–]InvertedVantage [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Wow, the US really sucks at building infrastructure overseas.

[–]DougNJ [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

What's the difference between a school in Afghanistan, and a Taliban training camp?

..?

I don't know, I just fly the drone.

[–]BaconReceptacle [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Why the hell did they choose such a shitty spot? They do have SOME trees over there. Why not have class in the shade?

[–]SirChaseph [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

This isn't real......there's not a man with an AK slaughtering them or somebody poisoning their drinking water.....

[–]eafff [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Where do they go to the bathroom?

[–]OBAMA_HATES_SNOWDEN -1ポイント0ポイント  (1子コメント)

Blackboard is too small, can't see shit. Teacher has to bend to write on it, which is a repetetetive injury cause.

Sitting on sand, ants come crawl on you.

But atleast, the class is motivated. I hate when my classmate interrupt class.

Atleast they can sit on the ground, comfortably. Heck, i even see some girls sitting on nice, big cushion, and sand itself isn't a hard surface. They are much luckier than us sitting on hard uncomfortable chair all day long. Seriously school, atleast buy us ergonomic chairs or let us use our own cushions.

[–]mac745 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

"I am not gay but 20 dollars is 20 dollars"

[–]Mogg_the_Poet -4ポイント-3ポイント  (0子コメント)

I can't wait to see this posted on /r/atheism

"Religious ceremony in Afghanistan"

[–]ImMexicanSoWhatBitch 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Lunch is still probably better than public school lunches

[–]oceanstrength -2ポイント-1ポイント  (3子コメント)

replace real education with the worst religion on earth and wallah! God is great. Slay the infidel wherever you find them.

[–]wellaintlifeabitch 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Girls in the front, men boys in the back.

God damn sexism and female privilege.

[–]peachbutterfly -1ポイント0ポイント  (4子コメント)

Why do girls that young need a headscarf?

[–]fanthor [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

Same way why here little girls wear dresses and boys wear pants

Its already the culture's fashion.

and I would assume their caretakers would dress them more formally, its school after all.

[–]ramo_1985 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Thank you for that very logical answer. You are probably s very nice and reasonable human being