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sboatcar

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3. So do you think the military was heavily infiltrated by Taliban sympathizers?

Reply to honest.abe (Reply #2)

Tue Aug 17, 2021, 10:22 AM

Aug 2021

And that's why they immediately folded? A 300,000 person army should be able to hold up against a few tens of thousands of militants that are poorly armed.

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When we say that Afghans refused to "fight for their country"? [View all] kentuck Aug 2021 OP

apparently they did fight for their country for 20 years, and they won. nt. Voltaire2 Aug 2021 #1

I think the majority of Afghans want something more like what the US was pushing.. honest.abe Aug 2021 #2

So do you think the military was heavily infiltrated by Taliban sympathizers? sboatcar Aug 2021 #3

I don't know. honest.abe Aug 2021 #5

I kind of feel like it was all part of Taliban strategy sboatcar Aug 2021 #6

I believe it has been reported.. kentuck Aug 2021 #11

Fear of taliban locals, and trump making deals with the taliban. taliban would win. empedocles Aug 2021 #9

We murrikins have a habit of... 2naSalit Aug 2021 #4

Well said. GemDigger Aug 2021 #8

It's one of the great... 2naSalit Aug 2021 #13

A simple perspective is that the Afgan army realized the end was near and insight when they empedocles Aug 2021 #7

Trump's deal several months ago messed things up a bit. liberalmuse Aug 2021 #10

We know that if Trump was involved in any way... kentuck Aug 2021 #12

Can't argue with that - everything trump touches . . . empedocles Aug 2021 #14

Different values MenloParque Aug 2021 #15

Is Afghanistan even a "country" in the sense thucythucy Aug 2021 #16

You are right MenloParque Aug 2021 #17