• LeninWalksTheWorld [any]
    hexagon
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    3 years ago

    well in 2019 the Taliban were only active in a few rural strongholds, probably around 25% of the country by land. They've been in negotiations for awhile until recently, and now it seems they have been building their strength to take advantage of the US withdraw. But the pass few weeks have seen them make very impressive gains, so much they might just outright overthrow the government instead of being forced into some power sharing scheme. It shows how important American involvement was in propping up the regime, 20 years of occupation and "nation-building" and the government isn't going to last three months lol