BBC: This Is Sick Beyond Measure
The article discusses the dire situation of Afghan women and girls under Taliban rule, highlighting the alarming practice of selling young girls into marriage or servitude. It portrays the struggles of families who feel compelled to sell their daughters due to economic hardship and cultural norms. The piece critiques the framing of these events by the BBC, suggesting it portrays the sellers as victims rather than addressing the broader issues at play.
- ▪Since the American pullout from Afghanistan, the fate of Afghan women has become increasingly bleak.
- ▪Families are selling their daughters due to extreme poverty and the Taliban's restrictions on women's rights.
- ▪The article criticizes the BBC for framing the narrative in a way that portrays the sellers as sympathetic figures.
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| Original publisher | HotAir |
| Canonical URL | https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/05/20/bbc-this-is-sick-beyond-measure-n3815084 |
| Publication time | Wed, 20 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400 |
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| Last seen | 2026-05-20T12:13:50.492Z |
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BBC: This Is Sick Beyond Measure David Strom 8:00 AM | May 20, 2026 AP Photo/Rahmat Gul Since the American pullout from Afghanistan, the fate of Afghan women has become uniformly bleak. Girls can't go to school. Women can't go out in public alone or speak when men are around, and now young girls are being sold as chattel. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); This is life under the Taliban, and the BBC wants you to know that the fathers who sell their children are the real victims in this barbaric country.
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