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Afghanistan
How the US invasion changed Afghanistan
2021-10-10
[DW] Twenty years ago, the US-led allied forces went into Afghanistan and toppled the Taliban
...Arabic for students...
's hard-line Islamic regime. Twenty years later, the Death Eaters are back in power, but is Afghanistan the same country?

On October 7, 2001, the US invaded Afghanistan to avenge the al-Qaeda-orchestrated September 11 terrorist attacks. The primary aim of the US invasion was to hunt down the late Osama bin Laden
Posted by:trailing wife

#4  The Afghans carry M4 carbines instead of Enfields AK-47s now?
Posted by: magpie   2021-10-10 13:25  

#3  unless it involves de-Islamification, not interested
Posted by: Retard Strength   2021-10-10 11:51  

#2  Recently watched the WWII movie Anthropoid. Something to be learned from this approach to nazi evil.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-10-10 08:07  

#1  

Look at What It Cost US TAXPAYERS

The war in Afghanistan alone cost $737,592,000,000.00 (2001 to 2018)
NOTE:(2019-2021 figures not available yet)

Think of what just 1/2 of than spent here in the US improving the USA way of life could have accomplished.

Instead of lining certain Industry and political pockets.
Posted by: NN2N1   2021-10-10 06:53  

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