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2021-09-08 Afghanistan

[Tolo via Weasel Zippers] Taliban’s Mullah Baradar met with Martin Griffiths, the UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, on Sunday at the foreign ministry in Kabul, where Griffiths said the UN will continue its support & cooperation with Afghanistan, Taliban spokesman Mohammad Naeem tweeted.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-09-08 04:58|| || Front Page|| [18 views ] Top
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#1 Maybe Bolton was indeed right about the UN

Posted by European Conservative 2021-09-08 07:02|| 2021-09-08 07:02|| Front Page Top

#2 UN = feckless group that soaks up good money and makes people poorer.

Posted by JohnQC 2021-09-08 07:25|| 2021-09-08 07:25|| Front Page Top

#3 "Mutual, I'm sure"

Posted by Bobby 2021-09-08 09:41|| 2021-09-08 09:41|| Front Page Top

#4 If we could only get the UN and the Taliban to adopt Bitcoin as the preferred global currency.

[sarc off of course]

Posted by Besoeker 2021-09-08 10:48|| 2021-09-08 10:48|| Front Page Top

#5 In 2001 the UN agreed that the US and UN forces should drive the taliban from AFG.
In 2021 the UN agrees that the taliban should drive the elected government and all foreign troops from AFG.
This demonstrates the UN's, uh, flexibility while dollecting graft from the contributors.

Posted by ed in texas 2021-09-08 10:54|| 2021-09-08 10:54|| Front Page Top

#6 Why?

Posted by Abu Uluque 2021-09-08 11:46|| 2021-09-08 11:46|| Front Page Top

#7 Oh, my bad. The headline says UN and I read US. But I wouldn't put it past Biden to do the same.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2021-09-08 11:48|| 2021-09-08 11:48|| Front Page Top

#8 Is the UN going to make the Taliban carbon neutral by 2025?

Posted by Airandee 2021-09-08 13:27|| 2021-09-08 13:27|| Front Page Top

#9 If we could only get the UN and the Taliban to adopt Bitcoin as the preferred global currency.

Bitcoin bruised after chaotic debut as legal tender in El Salvador

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Posted by Skidmark 2021-09-08 16:18|| 2021-09-08 16:18|| Front Page Top

#10 In 2001 the UN agreed that the US and UN forces should drive the taliban from AFG.

In October of 2001 the US offered 'moderate Taliban' political power in Afghanistan.

The rot set in very early.

Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2021-09-08 22:23|| 2021-09-08 22:23|| Front Page Top

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