The Empirical Strikes Back

It seems like only eighteen days ago that this Prune voiced the demands of the US State Department, the UN Security Council, the EU and all the Clown Assemblies of the Clowniverse...

Additionally

the UN Security Council issued a joint press statement earlier today

calling for a new government that is

united  - 100% Taliban

inclusive - of the Pashtun Taliban

and representative - of the Pashtun Taliban

including with the full and

full and meaningful representation of women - zero is plenty of nothing and the meaning is unmistakable

The Cabinet includes senior Ministers with ties to al Qaeda and ISIS. which is exceedingly inclusive because, of course, neither of these organisations exist in Afghanistan and won't be getting a secure base for their further adventures.

In other news, the world ended in 2013 so none of this is happening anyway. Phew.

Update: the State Department is upset at continuing irruptions of Actual into the Maccosphere:

The State Department on Tuesday expressed concerns over the makeup of the new interim Afghan government announced by the Taliban, including the lack of female leaders and the past actions of some of those appointed to top posts.

The bit I like is

the U.S. “will judge the Taliban by its actions, not words"

aaaaand having Judged, do what exactly? Phrases like "oh yeah, you and whose army?" come to mind.