boem@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoTwo years under Taliban rule in Afghanistan: ‘I never thought the world would forget about us so quickly’english.elpais.comexternal-linkmessage-square392fedilinkarrow-up1814arrow-down131
arrow-up1783arrow-down1external-linkTwo years under Taliban rule in Afghanistan: ‘I never thought the world would forget about us so quickly’english.elpais.comboem@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square392fedilink
minus-squarepostmateDumbass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down8·2 years agoTbf Afghanistan defeated a much stronger Russia back in the 80s. With less help than Ukraine gets.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·2 years agoIt’s not the graveyard of empires because it’s farmland.
minus-squareDeathcrow@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 years ago 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.
minus-squarepostmateDumbass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoWell the Taliban took over the pieces after the U.S. abandoned the Mujhaideen. Funny how history repeats.
minus-squareHistorical_General@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoThe downvotes are probably because you seem to ‘ignore’ the US role in arming the Taliban.
minus-squarepostmateDumbass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoSee below. This was addressed yesterday.
Tbf Afghanistan defeated a much stronger Russia back in the 80s.
With less help than Ukraine gets.
It’s not the graveyard of empires because it’s farmland.
Those were pretty much the Taliban though. No one doubts the will to fight of the Taliban.
Well the Taliban took over the pieces after the U.S. abandoned the Mujhaideen.
Funny how history repeats.
The downvotes are probably because you seem to ‘ignore’ the US role in arming the Taliban.
See below. This was addressed yesterday.