It sucks. But cutting and running was the only option left. The Trump administration imposed a May deadline to get out. The RNC has taken down web pages referring to this "peace accord", of course.

Sadly, if Afghans want to rid themselves of Sharia Law, they'll have to do it themselves. That's how it should have played out from the beginning, and it will surely be how it plays out now.

The Taliban were clearly prepared to be begin a new offensive. They just demonstrated their military readiness.

Trump's idiotic May promise/deadline meant that if Uncle Joe had not delivered, the Taliban would have initiated an offensive that would have resulted in an even more embarrassing pullout.

Maybe the women who have learned to empower themselves in that country during the last 20 years will surprise you. Maybe they will start to slap the incels who run the Taliban in the face and say, "that's enough."

If the U.S. was to become the world's police against misogyny, they'd start with Saudi Arabia, which actually exports it through its extensive network of madrasa that it funds throughout the middle east.