What can the US do that they haven’t tried before? Bomb the rubble smaller?
They stated quite clearly that they wish to rid themselves of the foreign invaders.
Yes.
They're also funded by a foreign government. It's not like the Taliban can be taken at their word.
Their word has been far better or more truthful than that of the UK or the IS.
Nah. They have no bases nearby to attack from. Just missiles that would make them look more impotent.
The US AND UK getting done after invading another country is fab. Will make it harder to do it again.
Good to see that the people of Afghanistan are an irrelevant prop in the background to that then...
We have fucked over the Afghans again and again. Leave them to sort out their own problems. Offer practical help maybe but don’t be surprised if they say go fuck off.
There will still be a sizeable US force there. The embassy is enormous and needs plenty of people to secure it. There'll also be plenty of US trainers/contractors/weapons/special forces to defend the airport and other installations which the Americans care about, e.g. dams, and to protect American civilians working for aid and development agencies. So even when the Americans have officially left there'll be at least a couple of thousand soldiers there. But the US will say they're not an occupying force, so they shouldn't matter. At the moment there saying there'll be 650 or 1000 staying behind, but they'll fudge the numbers because some soldiers will be CIA employees or contractors or don't officially exist because they're special forces and can't be discussed.
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There will still be a sizeable US force there. The embassy is enormous and needs plenty of people to secure it. There'll also be plenty of US trainers/contractors/weapons/special forces to defend the airport and other installations which the Americans care about, e.g. dams, and to protect American civilians working for aid and development agencies. So even when the Americans have officially left there'll be at least a couple of thousand soldiers there. But the US will say they're not an occupying force, so they shouldn't matter. At the moment there saying there'll be 650 or 1000 staying behind, but they'll fudge the numbers because some soldiers will be CIA employees or contractors or don't officially exist because they're special forces and can't be discussed.
US days from completing formal Afghanistan withdrawal but up to 1,000 troops could remain
The US could complete its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan within days, according to multiple US officials, making this a critical week in President Joe Biden's campaign to end America's longest war even as US military officials warn the country could devolve into civil war.
I wasn’t celebrating a taliban win more an Afghan win and a uk/us loss.
Even the end of the mission was a failureBritain has now also declared an end to its failed mission in Afghanistan, which is confusing because I had thought this happened years ago.
Boris Johnson announces end of UK military mission in Afghanistan
Labour says ‘washing hands’ of conflict now will lead to bloodier war and wider Taliban controlwww.theguardian.com
Britain has now also declared an end to its failed mission in Afghanistan, which is confusing because I had thought this happened years ago.
Boris Johnson announces end of UK military mission in Afghanistan
Labour says ‘washing hands’ of conflict now will lead to bloodier war and wider Taliban control
Training and arming the Afghan army? Don't know whether that would make any difference though.
they won't try it againWe did. It didn't.
As I said, we shouldn't have been there. I don't think that there has ever been a successful military operation of this type. You either commit troops, and lots of them, for ever, or you fuck off.
Best of all, don't go there in the first place.
Two countries left in ruins, for what gain?
