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by jacquesm 83 days ago
> Which is why the US proceeded to (attempt to) flatten Afghanistan instead.

It seems to have made things better for the Taliban.
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cucumber3732842 83 days ago
The current Taliban are an almost completely different organization despite there being continuity from then to now. A good comparison point is the church of England in 1520 vs 1620.
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bluGill 83 days ago
It is a very different taliban
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