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Afghanistan
Taliban tell NATO - get out by September 11 or be treated as 'occupying forces': Terror group's demand as they sweep across Afghanistan - with last US troops leaving within days
2021-07-05
Posted by:Skidmark

#10  The only way to truly change Afghanistan is to crop dust it with Cobalt 60 and kill everything there for the next 25 years.
Posted by: These Forkbeard7574   2021-07-05 19:55  

#9  20 thousands of live, trillions of dollars and wow, Afghanistan didn't change at all!

Imagine my shock. Shock I tell ya!
Posted by: DarthVader   2021-07-05 13:09  

#8  
Posted by: Glarong Wittlesbach2168   2021-07-05 12:16  

#7  ^ LOL True that. But in fairness to me, my instinct on the afternoon of 9/11 was to nuke the site from orbit.
Posted by: Matt   2021-07-05 12:11  

#6  ^ In another ten years, you'll be glad you didn't train them too well.
Posted by: Dron66046   2021-07-05 12:01  

#5  This doesn't speak well for our 20 years of effort to train up the Afghan army. Maybe we should have spent less time on diversity and inclusion.
Posted by: Matt   2021-07-05 11:01  

#4  The experience of Gen. Elphinstone should be a lesson on how not to leave Afghanistan.
Posted by: Glenmore   2021-07-05 10:58  

#3  Afghanistan: Soldiers flee to Tajikistan after militant clashes
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-07-05 09:15  

#2  Ideological not just military. Several service members were converting the local savages to the Christian faith when they were threatened with court-martial. You live and die for the religion or non religion that you follow.
Posted by: Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589   2021-07-05 09:11  

#1  Ex-MI6 chief warns terror threat to Britain posed by al-Qaeda and ISIS will grow if Western allies make 'enormous mistake' of turning their backs on Afghanistan after withdrawal
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-07-05 09:05  

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