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3. What begs the question, what happened to the Afghan Army when they were needed?

Thu Aug 19, 2021, 08:26 AM

Aug 2021

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Afghans protest Taliban in emerging challenge to their rule [View all] Omaha Steve Aug 2021 OP

and the party that is in power stopdiggin Aug 2021 #2

when the orange asshole did his "negociation" with the taliban Javaman Aug 2021 #9

Some fought. Igel Aug 2021 #13

There was never much of an Afghan army. Marrah_Goodman Aug 2021 #16

The civil war in Afghanistan continues Deminpenn Aug 2021 #4

yup. hopefully for the better. mopinko Aug 2021 #6

Herat reality1 Aug 2021 #10

the northern alliance was mentioned the other day. mopinko Aug 2021 #7

I see a parallel of the northern tribes/ethnics to the Kurds Deminpenn Aug 2021 #11

there's a lot of it over there. if a fair map could be made, mopinko Aug 2021 #12

We forget that most of the rest of the world isn't Deminpenn Aug 2021 #15

i wonder. til this year, i would have agreed w you. mopinko Aug 2021 #17

I hope they survive Bayard Aug 2021 #8

They would do well to keep the flag. maxsolomon Aug 2021 #14