The upcoming TIME magazine’s cover depicting an 18 year old Afghan girl, who had her nose and ears cut by the Taliban regime for leaving her abusive in-laws, is definitely going to create ripples. People have already started to comment on the very graphic cover and it is bound to be interpreted in numerous ways. I have yet to read the cover story but the title, ‘What happens if we leave Afghanistan’, says a lot about what lies inside. Although the managing editor clearly states, ‘We do not run this story or show this image either in support of the U.S. war effort or in opposition to it’ but I think it only takes grade one journalism/psychology to understand what would be the most likely implications.
To me it is another one of those desperate attempts to justify the wars. One could easily bring out a thousand graphical pictures of people who suffered and are still suffering due to incessant bombardment and assault of allied forces but that is very conveniently termed as collateral damage.
Everything doesn’t follow everything. Wrongs of Taliban regime can never be a justification for the ‘U.S. war effort’. They should be rather thinking what happens if we don't leave Afghanistan?
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2007269,00.html
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