TV host Bill Maher said on Friday, TalibanThe recent killing of a comedian in Afghanistan was “a bit close to home” and urged Americans to have a view of American freedom.
Speak in the Friday version HBOof Real-time communication with Bill Maher, The host specifically discussed the recent murder of Kandahar police and social media comedian Nazar Mohammad Khasha.
“The Taliban murdered a comedian… he wrote funny songs on TikTok. They forced him to get in the car, tortured and then executed him. A comedian. For me, things like this are a bit close to me. Family,” Maher said Friday.
“I have met two presidents,” Mach continued, referring to the former president George W. Bush, Who criticized Mach’s remarks after 9/11, and Donald Trump, Who sued Mach for joking that he was an orangutan.
“I mean, both of these experiences are not pleasant, but I don’t have to worry about being dragged to my death behind the Toyota Tacoma. Have a little thought about what we are howling here,” Maher added.
Mach continues to criticize those “liberals” who “romanticize” the United States, who do not appreciate the freedom provided by this country.
“If you think the United States is incurable, open the news… Afghan mothers handed over their children to us for a reason,” he added, while showing an Afghan woman handing over her child after the recent incident. A picture given to an American soldier. The Taliban took over. “We are not bad guys.”
Maher’s comments were made one month after Khasha was kidnapped from his Kandahar home and subsequently killed by the Taliban. The cause of his death is not yet known, but the killing aroused anger throughout Afghanistan and severely reminded the Taliban’s intolerance of art and humor.
Sawar Danesh, the second vice president of Afghanistan, said in a statement that this is “a slap in the face to all the Afghan people and an insult to humanity and human dignity.” Facebook The July post violated “justice, knowledge and art.”
Earlier this month, the Taliban Took control of Afghanistan With the gradual withdrawal of American troops from the country. There has been chaos in the past two weeks, and thousands of Afghans are eager to leave the country because they fear that the militant group will execute public killings and enact strict laws against women, music and other freedoms.
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The United States has since been eager to evacuate American citizens and Afghan allies from the country, but the threat of terrorist attacks has made efforts difficult. On Thursday, more than 160 Afghans and 13 U.S. military personnel were in the Islamic State (Islamic State) Suicide bomber The attack was launched at Kabul International Airport.
Incident happened on The U.S. Embassy in Kabul issued an alert, urging citizens to avoid the airport Due to potential security threats.
Less than 48 hours after the attack, American armies Officials said they had killed a planner of the suicide bombing. Vengeful unmanned air strikes. The operation took place in Nangarhar Province along the country’s east-central border, about 125 miles east of Kabul.
Air strikes follow the president Joe Biden Pledge to “hunt down” and punish those who carried out the airport attack, as well as anyone who wants the United States to be harmed.
