The former U.S. President, under whose rule the Afghan war began, worried that the people who helped the troops was going to be slaughtered. The withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops set in motion earlier this year by current President Joe Biden is now nearing completion. During the Taliban's rule in the late 1990s, women were largely confined to their homes, and girls had no access to education. “I'm sad,” Mr. Bush said. “Laura (Bush) and I spent a lot of time with Afghan women, and they're scared.

Source: The Hindu July 14, 2021 11:13 UTC