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> And I don't know that those in charge are up to the task. They created the mess in the first place with regressive colonial era imperialist policies. Just ta
by rorykoehler 11y ago
> And I don't know that those in charge are up to the task.
They created the mess in the first place with regressive colonial era imperialist policies. Just take a look at this photo from Afghanistan [0] before the US decided to arm the Taliban in a proxy war against the Russians.
[0] https://www.pinterest.com/pin/107734616059030266/ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/107734616059030266/
- ptaipale 11y agoWell, just remember that the time of these pictures is also from before USSR started to meddle extensively in the country. Afghanistan was a kingdom until 1973, then after a coup a "republic" with closer ties to USSR, and was later declared an "Islamic republic" by Soviet ally Najibullah.