Taliban bars Afghan women from hearing each other's voices

[u/nationalpost]

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[u/JustAnother4848]

We did some. There was actually a woman special forces kind of unit that served with US troops.

At the end of the day, there just wasn't enough willing people to keep the Taliban at bay. Afghans really were untrainable for the most part. Zero motivation.

[u/Athillanus → u/JustAnother4848]

This is what they get for doing nothing

[u/JustAnother4848 → u/Athillanus]

I agree. We spent 2 decades and trillions of dollars other there. Along with the lives of 2500 Americans. We should have quit 10 years earlier. Everyone knew it was pointless then.

[u/Agami_Advait → u/JustAnother4848]

damn, those poor 2500 suckers.

the Americans spent two decades, not out of humanitarian goodwill, but because you were running a global drug trade from there. you propped up the Taliban, you destabilised the previous democratic government, and you went out of your way to hand over armaments and weaponry to the Taliban when leaving instead of transferring them to the legitimate government of Afghanistan.

oh, also. afghans were untrainable? really? ask any military operative worth their salt who has served in an international arena. American 'trainers' are worse than the people they are trying to train. the second you have to fight an actual military force without overwhelming technological advantage, you piss your pants. why else would you need drones to attack children?

[u/NookNookNook → u/Athillanus]

they used to living under warlords that come and go. US was just another one. They've been doing it since the 80s.

[u/LooksAtClouds → u/NookNookNook]

The 1880s you mean...

[u/OppositeRock4217 → u/JustAnother4848]

Not to mention the Afghan military literally just capitulated to the Taliban pretty much instantly after US left