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[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Dude, you should probably read up on the history of Afghanistan before you start saying "America is to blame".

I mean, yeah... America IS to blame... among others. And it goes back WAY further than 20 some odd years.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Important reminder that the USA financed the mujahideen during the Soviet-Afghan war. See Operation Cyclone.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

Hell, see Rambo 3.

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

Important reminder that in that war, Russia was yet again the invader

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sort of, the local communists, probably without soviet knowledge or support, overthrew the local military dictator. They started unpopular reforms like gender equality and social ownership, people got very unhappy about that, the situation devolved into a civil war and the Soviets decided to intervene to support the Afghan communists.

Not quite a straight invasion like Ukraine and probably more justified than the US intervention.

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

The soviets didn't even like them iirc. Very sad situation all round.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep, the worst religious radical is better than the best atheist. Cuz they're commies and fuck that.

Lets give these guys some guns, I'm sure it won't backfire.

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

They weren't good because they were reds. They weren't even really RU/SU-aligned. They were good because they were progressive and also happened to be neutral in terms of foreign affairs. But they learnt that the US funded the taliban and that's why the reds were invited in. The US got word. And disaster ensued.

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

Important reminder that the Mujahideen fractured, and one of the factions went on to become terrorists. Not the entire group.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Still means the USA financed the training of the part of the faction that split.

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

This is also similar to ISIS, it's almost like we don't mind the fallout if it justifies further military spending to fight the GWOT.