Does the atrocities of taliban on women affect its support?

The women of Afghanistan and the Taliban historically share a very close relationship of oppressed and the oppressor respectively. Even after the routing post-9/11 the support structure of the Al Qaeda may have been affected, but that of Taliban remained strong.  Hitherto fore, no research has so far reflected to the world the affects of the Taliban’s repression on women in Afghanistan. This paper endeavors to fill that void and addresses the question: Does the Taliban’s atrocities on women affect their support in Afghanistan or in the outside world?

Whether Taliban’s repression on women in Afghanistan favors or assists them, the answer is far more complex and ambiguous than the conventional wisdom on the subject. The media publicity the  Taliban receives, cuts both ways. On one hand, they are indeed assured of the notoriety that their actions are designed to achieve, but on the other hand public attitudes and actions are less predictable and malleable then the terrorists believe.

The paper believes that Taliban remains the media cynosure of the entire world. With media responding to ‘consumer demand’, Taliban is assured of the proverbial oxygen of publicity on which they depend. Emboldened by the news of United States and NATO withdrawal, and the anticipated talk of being part of the ruling coalition in Afghanistan, Taliban is not likely to change their idiosyncratic methods irrespective of the international condemnation. While international community paints a grim picture of atrocities on women, the paper proves that it does not reflect any adverse effect in the support for the Taliban.

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