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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Tbf Afghanistan defeated a much stronger Russia back in the 80s.

With less help than Ukraine gets.

Edit: so the downvotes are just ignorant of history or are they trying to rewrite it to suit their own agendas? Regardless, not a good sign for the future.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

It's not the graveyard of empires because it's farmland.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tbf Afghanistan defeated a much stronger Russia back in the 80s.

Those were pretty much the Taliban though. No one doubts the will to fight of the Taliban.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Well the Taliban took over the pieces after the U.S. abandoned the Mujhaideen.

Funny how history repeats.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The downvotes are probably because you seem to 'ignore' the US role in arming the Taliban.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

See below. This was addressed yesterday.