The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 8, Ed. 1, Friday, December 7, 2001 Page: 4 of 8
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Effects of the Fall of the Taliban
For almost a decade in Afghanistan the
Taliban government has ruled the country
under strict Islamic law. Under the law of this
militant leadership women are forbidden to be
educated. In turn a multitude of women and
children throughout Afghanistan are unable to
read or write. Due to these strictly imposed
laws widowed women and women in general
are forbidden to work. With turn they are
reduced to begging and are forced to accept a
lower status.
Under the strict Islamic law women must
be veiled in public completely at all times.
(This means they must be covered from head
to toe so that nothing is visible with the
exception of their eyes so that they can see to
move about.) Men on the other hand must
have a very long traditional beard and attire.
Celebrations of any kind except for reli-
gious purposes are forbidden. This means no
playing of loud music andor dancing in the
streets was allowed as long as the Taliban is in
control.
Afghanistan has also been at war for
decades. More recently with the former Soviet
Union and now with the United States. The
reason for America's presence is because
Afghanistan is thought to be harboring known
terrorists and the well-known group Al-Queda.
This group is reported to be under the com-
mand of Osama Bin Laden. This is also the
terrorist organization thought to be responsi-
ble for the September 1 1 attacks on the World
Trade Center in New York City.
How does the presence of U.S. forces and
the projected fall of the Taliban effect people
here in the United States? Security has been
increased all over the country especially at
seaports and airports. Going one step further
how does it affect the people here on the
Hardin-Simmons Campus? One example is
mail delivery. According to Kathy Williams
the on campus post office manager there have
been a few changes in that area. Student
workers have been much more cautious and
some have started wearing gloves when han
dling the mail. If there is a suspicious letter
found the post office is told to call the police.
A sampling of student reactions reveal a
wide range of emotions and concerns. "It's a
good thing thumbs up to the CIA" said soph-
omore Andrew Case. Graduating senior
Nathan Tandberg said "America is finally
kicking someone's !" Junior Cristin
Corley added "I feel more at ease about our
country."
Not all of the people asked about this issue
had a positive response. Some people do not
think about it while others just do not care.
"I don't really think about it" said freshman
Riley Blooding. "I don't really give a rip"
was said by Stephen Johnson a junior on
campus. Finally Matt Kirkpatrick said "It
hasn't affected me."
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While Christmas music was
playing people of all ages were
filling the seats around the
Christmas tree.
The whole community of
Abilene came
together to celebrate
Christmas on
December 4 2001.
It all started out with
the Parade of Lights
then lead to the
Lighting of the
Christmas tree.
The foyer of the
Civic Center was
filled with the love
and joy of Christmas
while Abilenians
counting down to
light up the tree. Abilene mayor
Grady Barr along with two young
girls who were selected from the
crowd counted down. "Ten nine
eight... three two one! Merry
Christmas!" Everyone clapped
and cheered.
After the tree was lit up the
band played "We Wish You A
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Merry Christmas" and everyone
sang along.
Following the ceremony
refreshments were served and the
Beamers Gymnastics team per-
formed for the communi
ty.
This wonderful event
was supposed to take
place on November 27
2001. It was cancelled
due to the bad winter
weather that arrived that
night. "The cancellation
caused conflict with the
festivities" said David
Randall operations coor-
dinator "but it was a good
call for cancellation
because it kept people off
the road."
1 This celebration for Christmas
has gone on for more than 18
years. It is a great time for every-
one to come out and enjoy all the
entertainment provided for the
community.
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The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 8, Ed. 1, Friday, December 7, 2001, newspaper, December 7, 2001; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth97707/m1/4/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.