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I think its very straightforward to blame the US for the state of Afghanistan today, but the fleeing president had failed to collect any allies in the region, f

I think its very straightforward to blame the US for the state of Afghanistan today, but the fleeing president had failed to collect any allies in the region, failed to get any formidable resistance to the taliban, and allowed warlords to spend US money lavishly on their homes and close compatriots. Ghani’s children benefited from immense nepotism by living in America working for thinktanks or going to university for phds, meanwhile taliban leaders planned suicide bombings involving their own children. They simply wanted it more.

pixel_tracing 5y ago
The corruption in the government of Afghanistan is not to be underestimated. As much as we hate the Taliban here in the US, we should all also look into the government “we helped establish” in Afghanistan.
svaha1728 5y ago
The Taliban walkthrough of General Dostum's house was a great example of the lavish spending https://twitter.com/bsarwary/status/1426624176073367554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1426624176073367554%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_ https://twitter.com/bsarwary/status/1426624176073367554?ref_...