The country of Afghanistan has been eating itself to death for over fifteen years now. The Taliban were the eventual winners after several factions came to head following the Russian debacle there. 'Installed' leaders were overthrown, one-by-one. The Taliban brought with them an imposed religion/law that basically degrades women to the point of property.
What the Taliban have done to Afghanistan is shameful. They have twisted the religion of Islam into something unrecognizable.
Out efforts in dropping food ARE appreciated by these people. Without it, there would be a great deal of starving people in Afghanistan. For example: Widows, and older women without families are (in many cases) homeless and without hope. All women are forbidden to attend school, to work (hold jobs), or to show their faces. Without the food we are providing, they would have nothing. Sure, the Taliban may impose the death sentence upon anyone eating our food. Not eating our food may well bring about the same result.
Out effort in dropping food is a good start. Ridding the Afghanistan people of the Taliban would be a great plus. We need to see this one through to the end, though. Afghanistan needs someone strong enough to stand with it, to bring it into the twenty-first century, so that it can resist regimes like the Taliban in the future. We need to help the Afghanistan people. We need to show them how to grow crops that will feed them, introduce some form of industry so they can be profitable, and we need to help them rebuild their country in many more ways than these.
Ousting the Taliban is a good start, but the road ahead is a long one. If, we fail, then this is going to be one form of failure we will long regret.
Afghanistan harbors terrorists. Once the terrorists are dead, we need to go on feeding the Afghans. And not just food.
