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| Afghanistan |
| Where does the Taliban get its money and who's funding the militant group in Afghanistan? |
| 2021-08-21 |
| [FOX] The Taliban, on the heels of a steady, monthslong military blitz, retook control of Afghanistan last week, just four months after President Biden announced he would withdraw U.S. troops from the embattled nation and nearly 20 years after the militant group was first ousted. One of the biggest questions the Taliban has faced after sweeping so quickly into power is how it got the cash to seize control and govern the country. Afghanistan, already one of the poorest countries in the world, is heavily dependent on American aid. About 80% of the nation's budget is funded by the U.S. and other international donors, according to John Sopko, the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #13 ^ |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2021-08-21 14:12 |
| #12 I wonder how much European Drug Habits weighs in. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2021-08-21 12:03 |
| #11 Seriously, FOX, it does not occur to you that the ISI |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2021-08-21 11:47 |
| #10 Pakistain, and further afield, Saudi. Uncle Sam, via Pakistain. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2021-08-21 11:28 |
| #9 Afghanistan still markets its narcotics through the Pakistan military and was doing so even before the Soviet pull-out in 1988. |
| Posted by: Bertie Crains2651 2021-08-21 11:12 |
| #8 Our rules of engagement are going to be exposed when the Chicoms send in about half a million troops and go scorched earth on the locals If the Chicoms control those rare earths they can effectively compromise our electric car industry’s demand our semiconductor industry It has been all about rare earths for years while we have been fighting the Taliband and Al Qaeda we should have been developing the resources |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2021-08-21 10:47 |
| #7 China, via Pakistan. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2021-08-21 10:40 |
| #6 China gets my vote on cui bono |
| Posted by: badanov 2021-08-21 09:30 |
| #5 Pakistain, and further afield, Saudi. we should have gone into Saudi the day after 9/11 |
| Posted by: Retard Strength 2021-08-21 09:23 |
| #4 BTW, there were no calls for you while you were away. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2021-08-21 08:02 |
| #3 ^😎 |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2021-08-21 08:00 |
| #2 Fox published this 24 minutes ago. Old topic, new spin. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2021-08-21 07:53 |
| #1 Didn't we have this article a couple of days ago? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2021-08-21 07:51 |