UN Discovers Human Rights in Afghanistan, Ignores Architect of Misery
The UN Human Rights Council, as reported by ABC News, has finally ordered a probe into human rights in Afghanistan, specifically focusing on women and girls. A noble cause, to be sure, nearly two years after the US-backed government collapsed and 20 years after the initial intervention. One might wonder where this urgent concern was during the two decades of US occupation, when women's rights were
purportedly a cornerstone of the 'mission'—a mission that, according to the Costs of War Project, cost over $2.3 trillion and untold human lives, leaving Afghanistan in a state that created the very conditions the UN now 'probes'. It's fascinating how Western media and institutions can discover human rights violations only after their own catastrophic interventions conclude. One could almost
believe the UN is more interested in performative outrage than systemic accountability. Apparently, the architect of a problem is never investigated, only the symptoms it leaves behind.