Jennifer Dunham provides a window into the beating heart of Afghanistan through her privileged role on an American army base interviewing and vetting Afghans who wanted to work on the base. Despite not being allowed to leave the base and so having no direct opportunity to meet ordinary Afghanis other than those seeking employment or already employed, she was able to gain a fascinating insight into the culture and the challenges faced daily by men and women in Afghanistan. Though at times her patriotism perhaps affected her ability to reserve her judgement as she gets into her stride as a writer so her ability to tell the stories increases.
The continuing power of the Taliban to Instill fear through the imposition of inhuman rules is shocking. While no one in the west can now be in ignorance of the living shroud of the burqa by which women are depersonalised and isolated few of us may also be aware that women can be condemned for laughing, watching TV or talking on the phone and that is without even leaving their homes. Their own husbands have no power to challenge an accusation made by a member of the Taliban. Men too can be killed for the crime of failing to display a beard of the regulation type nevermind the countless religious or pseudo religious crimes they may commit. Of course the imposition of these and numerous other "rules" is entirely arbitrary and the best way to maintain this kind of control is by keeping people in ignorance. Under the Taliban education for girls and women simply ceases to exist. While education for men is also severely limited. The story of the woman who repeatedly sabotaged a well so that she would not lose her only opportunity to leave the house and meet friends was heartbreaking and there are many other equally sad stories,. Dunham left Afghanistan feeling far from confident that things can change significantly for a country that has endured centuries of strife and conflict, yet it seems to me that no matter how much the Taliban wish to reset the clock and impose a new and universal dark age of oppression, the knowledge that there are other possibilities cannot be extinguished. It is to be hoped that the lasting legacy of British, American and other nations' soldiers who worked alongside Afghans and did their best to move the country into the 21st century through peaceful means and reconstructive work will help to be a beacon for those who strive for freedom and democracy.
Dunham's book is a small but important contribution to keeping Afghanistan and it's people in the minds of those of us who are free and have never lived under an oppressive regime.
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