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Afghanistan |
Saudi Arabia and Taliban unlikely to revive old alliances |
2021-09-06 |
[DW] Once allies, Saudi Arabia and the Taliban have been divided by war, betrayal, and 9/11. As Afghanistan changes and Middle East relations shift, the two won't rekindle ties, but another nation is looking closely at Kabul. In the past, they worked together. But today, Saudi Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. Fifteen of the nineteen WTC hijackers were Saudis, and most major jihadi commanders were Saudis, to include Osama bin Laden. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman quietly folded that tent in 2016, doing terrible things to the guys running it, and has since been dragging the kingdom into the current century... and the Taliban |
Posted by:trailing wife |
#2 Well duh. The Saudi guy bin Laden is dead, so's the deal. |
Posted by: ed in texas 2021-09-06 12:17 |
#1 Somebody figured out what Vir Kotto said: "Some bargains come at too high a price." |
Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-09-06 09:43 |