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Is it possible that it’s just a proxy war? I imagine for 1 rouble invested by Russia arming the Talibans, it costs $10 to the West if we want to do something?
by laurent92 5y ago
Is it possible that it’s just a proxy war? I imagine for 1 rouble invested by Russia arming the Talibans, it costs $10 to the West if we want to do something?
It’s really a question, I’m not knowledgeable.
- beej71 5y agoSeems likely to me. It's what I'd do if I were Russia. It's not like we don't have a history of proxy war there, or something.
- trynumber9 5y agoI wouldn't. Russia has enough of a problem with Islamists. Afghanistan isn't far away. They have many migrant workers from the central Asian countries. If more refugees flood into the nearby countries it could become even more serious. The only reason I can see for Russia to support the Taliban is pure spite or profit from selling arms. But the new-Taliban is mainly equipped with captured or bought ANA weaponry.
- rich_sasha 5y agoPakistan is broadly accused of bankrolling the Taliban, as supposedly they like their neighbour being a mess.