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• jessriedel 16y ago
  I understand that regions in Pakistan have offered refuge for the Taliban. What I don't understand is how one could be confident that this has been essential to the survival of the Taliban.
  • gwern 16y ago
    When the Taliban was smashed in the post-9/11 invasion, where do you think Osama bin Laden and the Taliban hierarchy escaped to, to rest & recuperate & reinfiltrate into Afghanistan?
    • jessriedel 16y ago
      Again, I just don't understand what the evidence is for the claim that Pakistan was key, vs. there being sub-optimal substitute hide-aways in Afghanistan. In other words, just because I drive a Honda to work doesn't mean that if Honda went out of business I wouldn't be able to get to work. I'd just buy a different (perhaps less reliable) car.
      • gwern 16y ago
        See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tora_Bora http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tora_Bora What 'sub-optimal' hide-away was available to bin Laden?