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2021-07-09 Afghanistan

Over 120 Taliban militants killed in recent battles in Afghanistan

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Posted by trailing wife 2021-07-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top
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#1 600 yesterday. I call bullshit

Posted by Chris 2021-07-09 02:43|| 2021-07-09 02:43|| Front Page Top

#2 'The war in Afghanistan hasn't failed - YET', says President Biden as the Taliban praise their 'friend' China and take control of another vital trade route while female MP decries West's 'betrayal'

Posted by Skidmark 2021-07-09 09:33|| 2021-07-09 09:33|| Front Page Top

#3 It's not how many are killed, but how many remain alive.

Posted by Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 2021-07-09 11:56|| 2021-07-09 11:56|| Front Page Top

#4 600 yesterday. I call bullshit

The Taliban have a good propaganda operation. Maybe propaganda alone will help the Taliban win. But if it fails, they had better have supplies lined up. Because the odds and ends from the departure of US troops will need to go a long way to match the $5b a year Uncle Sam is throwing at the Afghan Army. Najibullah lasted 3 years after the Soviets left. He lost a good bit of territory at the beginning, but the lines stabilized, and the mujahideen could make no headway until Yeltsin finally cut Najibullah off. Najibullah literally ran out of gas.

The operating tempo they've set up is probably unsustainable without a significant sugar daddy. Maybe China by way of Pakistan. Not the first time China has supplied one neighboring faction against another on its border (or beyond).

Posted by Zhang Fei 2021-07-09 13:48|| 2021-07-09 13:48|| Front Page Top

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