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There were over 100k US troops deployed to Afghanistan at the peak (part of 2010-2011). Between 2009 and 2013 it was over 50k. The Soviet Union deployed over 1
by anarazel 7y ago
There were over 100k US troops deployed to Afghanistan at the peak (part of 2010-2011). Between 2009 and 2013 it was over 50k.
The Soviet Union deployed over 115k for several years. The amount of fortune spent was a serious accelerator for the decline of the USSR.
Afghanistan is a large, dispersed, and landlocked country. With huge amounts of weapons from many sides. Decades of war. Little trust between population groups.