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Taliban bans women from ‘hearing other women’s voices’ (www.telegraph.co.uk)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

American occupation actually strengthened the Taliban compared to before the US came, so America does bear some responsibility for this. Left to their own devices, the Taliban would've likely collapsed under their own weight, but now it's likely they'll stick around for while because of Chinese support.

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

Do you see that collapse coming now that the Taliban have total control? Because that was the situation before the US invaded. We should have smashed Al Qaeda and then left, telling them that from now on, we'll leave you alone as long as you leave us alone.

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

Do you see that collapse coming now that the Taliban have total control?

I mean I did say they now have Chinese support where at the time they'd have been more or less on their own.

Because that was the situation before the US invaded.

Untrue. The pre-2001 Taliban saw fierce resistance from the North Afghan Alliance, among others, and didn't control all the country's territory. Compare to now where there's no meaningful resistance to their reign of terror.