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It has, and always will be, a fuedal state. The tribes fight for whoever pays the most and they are very, very good it. War is a way of life in Afghanistan and it has been for centuries.

The Russians found out not long ago, like all invading armies before them, and now NATO are finding it out too - there is just no way to win a war in Afghanistan.

Such a tragic waste of life. It's time all the troops were pulled out.
 
It will be in the hands of the Taliban again in a few years as much as I hate to say it. I don't like thinking nor saying it has been a complete waste of time because a lot of lives have been lost, there have been some construction projects etc that have taken place that will hopefully do the Afghans some good.

I just cannot see the Afghan Army nor Police being strong enough (in some cases there have been incidents of shooting coalition troops as I think I have mentioned here before).

Incidents like pissing on Taliban troops and the current protests about the way the Koran was mishandled set the process back years because you have to feel that they will only put public opinion against the Coalition.
 
Trust the yanks to score an own goal, even the most illiterate person would know not to destroy which they hold most, all that life wasted then they go and do that, totally clueless.
 
Re: Re: Re: Afghanistan

supa-dapa-dan said:
Lucky13 said:
supa-dapa-dan said:
Did you have a good day at the Alan Lake financed rally?
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I'll bite , who is Alan Lake?
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You should know.
You appear to be the Edl"spits" expert these days.
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Poor baby , you ain't read my posts, you quote me where i support them i'll take a lifetime ban and when you can't you take a life time ban.
 
Ducado said:
Not always beleive it or not it was a Buddhist country at one point till it was conquered by Islamic tribes
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Correct.


And to address some of the other posts in this thread.

When the Soviets were fighting it was against us (the western alliance funded by the US), when we were fighting it was against the Taliban (drug lords funded by Muslim fundamentalists ).

The Afgan problem could be solved very quickly by withdrawing all western troops, chemically treating all the land to make it infertile and then supplying 100% food requirements from outside.

No poppies, no hunger no money for the terrorists.
 
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