Getting the Hang of Democracy

sment for the Western nations who invaded Afghanistan to overthrow the Taleban regime and install democracy.

In what sense is this an “embarrassment for the Western nations who invaded Afghanistan”? Installing democracy means allowing the Afghans to make their own decisions, so scenes like these are exactly what you’d expect as the disempowered finally start to make their voices heard against the established order. Giving someone like Malalai Joya a voice is what it was all about.