Sounds like Saudi Arabia to me.

The Taliban wanted to recreate an Islamic Caliphate — literally. They wanted to take their country, and as much of the world as they could, back to the 4th century. No art or music allowed. Women hidden behind veils, sexual slaves to men. Only certain forms of commerce and trade allowed. Don’t go to prayers, you get beaten. Every thought and action and speech policed for the slightest deviation from religious piety. A repressive society based on public mass violence, from beheadings to floggings to stonings.
Biden Surrendered to the Taliban — And We’re All Going to Pay the Price
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umair haque
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Sounds like Saudi Arabia to me. America’s darling. We are inured to those horrors. We think it’s ok. When has horror ever registered in our media over flogging, beheadings etc in Saudi Arabia? So why on earth should Americans be shocked and outraged by what is unfolding in Afghanistan and which you describe correctly and brutally? That’s childlike on our part.
Excellent essay.
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