Afghans Tell Of Executions, Forced Marriages In Taliban-Held Areas

There was never much doubt that these would be consequent on our leaving. 

I didn't realize this, though:

The deal reached last year by the Trump administration and the Taliban, under which the U.S. agreed to withdraw its forces, didn’t spell out any human-rights standards for the Taliban to follow. The group, however, promised to seek a peaceful settlement and a negotiated cease-fire with the Afghan government.

   This is appalling...but insisting on human-rights standards would have been futile. So I'm not actually sure how genuinely appalled to be, realistically speaking. 

   This is going to be a bloodbath. As usual, most of the killing will be against men. Women will face an arguably worse fate. Children, too, if we're to believe what we're told about the Taliban.