Current Events > Taliban gain more control in Afghanistan. Governmnet buildings occupied.

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Cheater87 08/08/21 9:08:40 AM #1:	https://www.huffpost.com/entry/taliban-kunduz-afghanistan_n_610fc2dbe4b041dfbaab0acb --- Doom, the game with unlimited ways to play. <cite>Cheater87 posted [p:956888569] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>https://www.huffpost.com/entry/taliban-kunduz-afghanistan_n_610fc2dbe4b041dfbaab0acb </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hockeybub89 08/08/21 9:10:19 AM #2:	Did we beat terrorism yet? --- http://card.psnprofiles.com/1/NIR_Hockey.png http://www.last.fm/user/hockeybub89/ <cite>hockeybub89 posted [p:956888599] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>Did we beat terrorism yet? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
slipknirvana 08/08/21 9:11:19 AM #3:	Will the new Twin Towers still be standing in 2025? <cite>slipknirvana posted [p:956888613] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>Will the new Twin Towers still be standing in 2025? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hexenherz 08/08/21 9:11:54 AM #4:	This whole situation is surreal to me. It was obvious this was going to happen when Trump was negotiating the withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan with... the Taliban. No one seems to be wondering what we accomplished there, then, what the sacrificed lives were for. --- FFXIV: Lucius Hexenseele (Brynhildr) \| RS3: UltimaSuende . 99 WC/Fish/Cook/Fletch/Div/Mining/Smithing/Thieving/Crafting/RC https://letterboxd.com/BMovieBro/ <cite>Hexenherz posted [p:956888620] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>This whole situation is surreal to me. It was obvious this was going to happen when Trump was negotiating the withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan with... the Taliban. No one seems to be wondering what we accomplished there, then, what the sacrificed lives were for. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hockeybub89 08/08/21 9:12:51 AM #5:	Hexenherz posted... This whole situation is surreal to me. It was obvious this was going to happen when Trump was negotiating the withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan with... the Taliban. No one seems to be wondering what we accomplished there, then, what the sacrificed lives were for. Don't worry. I'm sure this is the far-left's fault for not being patriotic or some shit. --- http://card.psnprofiles.com/1/NIR_Hockey.png http://www.last.fm/user/hockeybub89/ <cite>hockeybub89 posted [p:956888632] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>Hexenherz posted... </cite> <quote>This whole situation is surreal to me. It was obvious this was going to happen when Trump was negotiating the withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan with... the Taliban. No one seems to be wondering what we accomplished there, then, what the sacrificed lives were for.</quote>Don't worry. I'm sure this is the far-left's fault for not being patriotic or some shit. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 08/08/21 9:13:28 AM #6:	Hexenherz posted... This whole situation is surreal to me. It was obvious this was going to happen when Trump was negotiating the withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan with... the Taliban. No one seems to be wondering what we accomplished there, then, what the sacrificed lives were for. We accomplished absolutely nothing IT was stupid and pointless But I don't understand why that sunk cost fallacy is considered an argument to stay there foreever --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgur.com/yPw05Ob <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:956888641] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>Hexenherz posted... </cite> <quote>This whole situation is surreal to me. It was obvious this was going to happen when Trump was negotiating the withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan with... the Taliban. No one seems to be wondering what we accomplished there, then, what the sacrificed lives were for.</quote>We accomplished absolutely nothing IT was stupid and pointless But I don't understand why that sunk cost fallacy is considered an argument to stay there foreever </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funkydog 08/08/21 9:14:02 AM #7:	So which country will be the first to officially recognise them when they gain complete control? --- https://imgur.com/BGbZK <cite>Funkydog posted [p:956888652] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>So which country will be the first to officially recognise them when they gain complete control? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Anthony_Rizzo 08/08/21 9:14:13 AM #8:	Going back is going to accomplish nothing. This is an issue them and the surrounding countries need to figure out. <cite>Anthony_Rizzo posted [p:956888656] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>Going back is going to accomplish nothing. This is an issue them and the surrounding countries need to figure out.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Southernfatman 08/08/21 9:14:19 AM #9:	Hexenherz posted... No one seems to be wondering what we accomplished there, then, what the sacrificed lives were for. What the whole thing was really for: more money for the military industrial complex and private military contractors plus using the fear of a supposed Islamic takeover of America to scare dumbass rural racists into voting Republican. --- https://imgur.com/hslUvRN When I sin I sin real good. <cite>Southernfatman posted [p:956888658] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>Hexenherz posted... </cite> <quote> No one seems to be wondering what we accomplished there, then, what the sacrificed lives were for.</quote> What the whole thing was really for: more money for the military industrial complex and private military contractors plus using the fear of a supposed Islamic takeover of America to scare dumbass rural racists into voting Republican. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cheater87 08/08/21 9:14:22 AM #10:	Funkydog posted... So which country will be the first to officially recognise them when they gain complete control? Russia? --- Doom, the game with unlimited ways to play. <cite>Cheater87 posted [p:956888660] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>Funkydog posted... </cite> <quote>So which country will be the first to officially recognise them when they gain complete control?</quote> Russia? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
uwnim 08/08/21 9:16:27 AM #11:	We accomlished nothing. Which was what everyone knew was going to be the end result like over a decade ago. The options were to either commit to permanently remaining in Afghanistan or to decide it was futile and leave. --- I want a pet Lavos Spawn. [Order of the Cetaceans: Phocoena dioptrica] <cite>uwnim posted [p:956888699] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>We accomlished nothing. Which was what everyone knew was going to be the end result like over a decade ago. The options were to either commit to permanently remaining in Afghanistan or to decide it was futile and leave. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dat_Cracka_Jax 08/08/21 9:18:43 AM #12:	What's odd to me is that we have military bases in many other countries. How much would it really have been to keep a standing force in Afghanistan at this point? Wasn't most of the heavy fighting done? --- http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/8131/flame201010170949481638.jpg http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/5517/cateyes.gif Rams: 7-9 <cite>Dat_Cracka_Jax posted [p:956888733] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>What's odd to me is that we have military bases in many other countries. How much would it really have been to keep a standing force in Afghanistan at this point? Wasn't most of the heavy fighting done? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Wedge Antilles 08/08/21 9:29:17 AM #13:	Funkydog posted... So which country will be the first to officially recognise them when they gain complete control? My money is on China. --- I used the knife. I saved a child. I won a war. God forgive me. <cite>Wedge Antilles posted [p:956888938] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>Funkydog posted... </cite> <quote>So which country will be the first to officially recognise them when they gain complete control?</quote> My money is on China. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shezarr 08/08/21 9:35:32 AM #14:	slipknirvana posted... Will the new Twin Towers still be standing in 2025? Derrrrrrrrp --- The artist formerly known as RebelElite791 <cite>Shezarr posted [p:956889043] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>slipknirvana posted... </cite> <quote>Will the new Twin Towers still be standing in 2025?</quote>Derrrrrrrrp </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CADE FOSTER 08/08/21 9:39:44 AM #15:	Funkydog posted... So which country will be the first to officially recognise them when they gain complete control? China already has they made a deal with the Taliban for the new silk road Togo through Afghanistan <cite>CADE FOSTER posted [p:956889098] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>Funkydog posted... </cite> <quote>So which country will be the first to officially recognise them when they gain complete control?</quote>China already has they made a deal with the Taliban for the new silk road Togo through Afghanistan </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lonestar2000 08/08/21 9:43:55 AM #16:	hockeybub89 posted... Did we beat terrorism yet? We are the terrorists. --- Rumble Roses. Someone enters the room. Them: O_O Me: What?! I always play games without my pants on!- Inmate 922335 #ImpeachToadDickTrump <cite>Lonestar2000 posted [p:956889172] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>hockeybub89 posted... </cite> <quote>Did we beat terrorism yet?</quote>We are the terrorists. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
monkmith 08/08/21 9:46:10 AM #17:	CADE FOSTER posted... China already has they made a deal with the Taliban for the new silk road Togo through Afghanistan lol, that'll end well for them. taliban has shown for decades they deal in bad faith, and muslims have a pretty significant reason to hate china. maybe this is america's chance to point all that terrorism shit in china's direction. --- Taarsidath-an halsaam. Quando il gioco e finito, il re e il pedone vanno nella stessa scatola <cite>monkmith posted [p:956889214] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>CADE FOSTER posted... </cite> <quote>China already has they made a deal with the Taliban for the new silk road Togo through Afghanistan</quote>lol, that'll end well for them. taliban has shown for decades they deal in bad faith, and muslims have a pretty significant reason to hate china. maybe this is america's chance to point all that terrorism shit in china's direction. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 08/08/21 9:59:56 AM #18:	We should have committed to a permanent presence. Or at least an ongoing one until maybe someday things calmed down. By leaving, we might as well have never even been there 20 years ago. It makes the whole past 2 decades pointless <cite>Zikten posted [p:956889456] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>We should have committed to a permanent presence. Or at least an ongoing one until maybe someday things calmed down. By leaving, we might as well have never even been there 20 years ago. It makes the whole past 2 decades pointless</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trumpo 08/08/21 10:00:20 AM #19:	slipknirvana posted... Will the new Twin Towers still be standing in 2025? You know those hijackers were Saudi right? <cite>Trumpo posted [p:956889462] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>slipknirvana posted... </cite> <quote>Will the new Twin Towers still be standing in 2025?</quote>You know those hijackers were Saudi right? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ElatedVenusaur 08/08/21 10:04:01 AM #20:	Zikten posted... We should have committed to a permanent presence. Or at least an ongoing one until maybe someday things calmed down. By leaving, we might as well have never even been there 20 years ago. It makes the whole past 2 decades pointless How many decades are we supposed to stay? 3? 4? 10? Our very presence and military operations have served to delegitimize the ~~hilariously corrupt and incompetent~~ government we created while legitimizing the Taliban. If it makes you feel better, Afghanistan will be unified after we leave. --- She/her <cite>ElatedVenusaur posted [p:956889524] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite> <quote>We should have committed to a permanent presence. Or at least an ongoing one until maybe someday things calmed down. By leaving, we might as well have never even been there 20 years ago. It makes the whole past 2 decades pointless</quote>How many decades are we supposed to stay? 3? 4? 10? Our very presence and military operations have served to delegitimize the hilariously corrupt and incompetent government we created while legitimizing the Taliban. If it makes you feel better, Afghanistan will be unified after we leave. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Broseph_Stalin 08/08/21 10:11:06 AM #21:	Wow that's crazy that the US military pulling out has lead to more violence, the internet tells me it's the opposite that's supposed to happen. <cite>Broseph_Stalin posted [p:956889664] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>Wow that's crazy that the US military pulling out has lead to more violence, the internet tells me it's the opposite that's supposed to happen. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
monkmith 08/08/21 10:11:11 AM #22:	Zikten posted... We should have committed to a permanent presence. Or at least an ongoing one until maybe someday things calmed down. By leaving, we might as well have never even been there 20 years ago. It makes the whole past 2 decades pointless lets just make afganistan and iraq states! --- Taarsidath-an halsaam. Quando il gioco e finito, il re e il pedone vanno nella stessa scatola <cite>monkmith posted [p:956889666] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite> <quote>We should have committed to a permanent presence. Or at least an ongoing one until maybe someday things calmed down. By leaving, we might as well have never even been there 20 years ago. It makes the whole past 2 decades pointless</quote>lets just make afganistan and iraq states! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funkydog 08/08/21 1:23:21 PM #23:	ElatedVenusaur posted... How many decades are we supposed to stay? 3? 4? 10? Our very presence and military operations have served to delegitimize the hilariously corrupt and incompetent government we created while legitimizing the Taliban. If it makes you feel better, Afghanistan will be unified after we leave. The whole situation was fucked and never going to end well the moment they were invaded ultimately. I'm just not sure what leaving does other than let a terrorist organisation claim the entire country now though, which I don't see ending well for anyone. Very much doubt they are going to just "settle" into just a brutal dictatorship of their own country. --- https://imgur.com/BGbZK <cite>Funkydog posted [p:956894016] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>ElatedVenusaur posted... </cite> <quote>How many decades are we supposed to stay? 3? 4? 10? Our very presence and military operations have served to delegitimize the hilariously corrupt and incompetent government we created while legitimizing the Taliban. If it makes you feel better, Afghanistan will be unified after we leave.</quote>The whole situation was fucked and never going to end well the moment they were invaded ultimately. I'm just not sure what leaving does other than let a terrorist organisation claim the entire country now though, which I don't see ending well for anyone. Very much doubt they are going to just "settle" into just a brutal dictatorship of their own country. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ScazarMeltex 08/08/21 1:25:17 PM #24:	The dumbest part of this is that after 9/11 we talked to the Taliban about giving us the location of Bin Laden. Their requirement was that we recognize them as the legitimate government of Afghanistan. So now that we've left and the Taliban is going to take back over, we could have just avoided the last 20 years of death and destruction and recognized them 20 years ago. --- "If you wish to converse with me define your terms" Voltaire <cite>ScazarMeltex posted [p:956894051] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>The dumbest part of this is that after 9/11 we talked to the Taliban about giving us the location of Bin Laden. Their requirement was that we recognize them as the legitimate government of Afghanistan. So now that we've left and the Taliban is going to take back over, we could have just avoided the last 20 years of death and destruction and recognized them 20 years ago. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JimmyFraska 08/08/21 1:27:13 PM #25:	The people of Afghanistan are honestly better off trying to fight off the Taliban on their own. If the US government is there, any efforts will be sabotaged. This is cause of us, and the faster we are gone, the sooner they can start treating their own cancer. <cite>JimmyFraska posted [p:956894099] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>The people of Afghanistan are honestly better off trying to fight off the Taliban on their own. If the US government is there, any efforts will be sabotaged. This is cause of us, and the faster we are gone, the sooner they can start treating their own cancer. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Criminalt 08/08/21 1:31:26 PM #26:	How can the Taliban be so resilient and the government that America spent nearly two decades propping up be so fragile? --- Take me to the dark <cite>Criminalt posted [p:956894187] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>How can the Taliban be so resilient and the government that America spent nearly two decades propping up be so fragile? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doom_Art 08/08/21 1:34:09 PM #27:	If the Afghan people want their country free of the Taliban then that's up to them. Staying there and propping up a pathetic and corrupt illegitimate government for 20 years did absolutely nothing. --- Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 https://imgur.com/mPvcy <cite>Doom_Art posted [p:956894258] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>If the Afghan people want their country free of the Taliban then that's up to them. Staying there and propping up a pathetic and corrupt illegitimate government for 20 years did absolutely nothing. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KamenRiderBlade 08/08/21 1:44:52 PM #28:	Criminalt posted... How can the Taliban be so resilient and the government that America spent nearly two decades propping up be so fragile? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab9zK8yT4_Y Everybody who has tried to conquer Afghanistan in the past to present has failed. Doesn't matter if it was the British in the 1838 The Soviet's in 1979 The US in 2001 The moment you "Leave Afghanistan", the locals will either fall into Civil War or the Taliban will try to recreate their little empire. Either you stay in Afghanistan, or you leave and let it fall. The problem is that the area is incredibly tribal and nobody recognizes the lines that the British and other UN powers drew on the map in that region. This is the real map of Afghanistan based on Ethnic & Religious differences. --- Are you a MexiCAN or a MexiCAN'T - Johnny Depp '*Once Upon A Time in Mexico*' <cite>KamenRiderBlade posted [p:956894513] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>Criminalt posted... </cite> <quote>How can the Taliban be so resilient and the government that America spent nearly two decades propping up be so fragile?</quote> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab9zK8yT4_Y Everybody who has tried to conquer Afghanistan in the past to present has failed. Doesn't matter if it was the British in the 1838 The Soviet's in 1979 The US in 2001 The moment you "Leave Afghanistan", the locals will either fall into Civil War or the Taliban will try to recreate their little empire. Either you stay in Afghanistan, or you leave and let it fall. The problem is that the area is incredibly tribal and nobody recognizes the lines that the British and other UN powers drew on the map in that region. This is the real map of Afghanistan based on Ethnic & Religious differences. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KamenRiderBlade 08/08/21 1:52:00 PM #29:	These are the Ethnic Groups in regional split amongst the entire Middle East overlayed with Western / UN Nation State lines. https://i.imgur.com/YfeLCSC.png https://i.imgur.com/ueLpCRM.png https://i.imgur.com/HYqpX5C.jpg The realities of the British and their Global Nation building and marking lines on a map after WW2 and the formation of the UN led to alot of unpopular rulings and formation of nations that didn't have consent or input from local tribes. So many of them don't recognize the country borders. --- Are you a MexiCAN or a MexiCAN'T - Johnny Depp '*Once Upon A Time in Mexico*' <cite>KamenRiderBlade posted [p:956894694] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>These are the Ethnic Groups in regional split amongst the entire Middle East overlayed with Western / UN Nation State lines. https://i.imgur.com/YfeLCSC.png https://i.imgur.com/ueLpCRM.png https://i.imgur.com/HYqpX5C.jpg The realities of the British and their Global Nation building and marking lines on a map after WW2 and the formation of the UN led to alot of unpopular rulings and formation of nations that didn't have consent or input from local tribes. So many of them don't recognize the country borders. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cheater87 08/08/21 5:08:12 PM #30:	Do you think the Taliban will totally take over Afghanistan? --- Doom, the game with unlimited ways to play. <cite>Cheater87 posted [p:956899501] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>Do you think the Taliban will totally take over Afghanistan? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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JTilly 08/08/21 5:13:43 PM #32:	Afghanistan is truly hopeless --- WittleJimmyJimmyjumper <cite>JTilly posted [p:956899645] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>Afghanistan is truly hopeless </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MelbuFrahma4 08/08/21 6:32:37 PM #33:	Biden thought this was the best thing to do. So wont doubt him or say he made a mistake. --- "We'll never see Day-Lewis and Kubrick, or Kurosawa and Eastwood, but we have seen Bale and Nolan, a cinematic dream pairing come to life!" <cite>MelbuFrahma4 posted [p:956901778] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>Biden thought this was the best thing to do. So wont doubt him or say he made a mistake. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sktgamer_13dude 08/08/21 6:35:07 PM #34:	Broseph_Stalin posted... Wow that's crazy that the US military pulling out has lead to more violence, the internet tells me it's the opposite that's supposed to happen. Run for President or Congress if youre as smart as you think you are. --- https://imgur.com/jWVrg9U https://imgur.com/g2efUtT https://imgur.com/5dOwhaP https://imgur.com/LVdqu8J Go Cougs and M's RIP SMV 2/25/21 <cite>sktgamer_13dude posted [p:956901872] in Taliban ga... [t:79604140]...</cite> <quote>Broseph_Stalin posted...</cite> <quote>Wow that's crazy that the US military pulling out has lead to more violence, the internet tells me it's the opposite that's supposed to happen. </quote> Run for President or Congress if youre as smart as you think you are.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Current Events > Taliban gain more control in Afghanistan. Governmnet buildings occupied.