The Taliban were founded in Kandahar in 1994, their founder and many of the experienced fighters who joined them had previously been Afghan mujahideen though. There were a lot of factions that were fighting each other in the aftermath of the Soviet-supported government’s collapse since the broad group of Afghan mujahideen agreed on fighting the Soviets but not on all the other things.
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ephrin@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 127d
Cue the idiots from .ML saying that the Taliban are the good guys because they’re fighting western imperialism.
random_character_a@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 126d
Names have changed, but isn't Taliban basically the guys that kicked Russian ass few decades ago?
Nautalax@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 126d
The Taliban were founded in Kandahar in 1994, their founder and many of the experienced fighters who joined them had previously been Afghan mujahideen though. There were a lot of factions that were fighting each other in the aftermath of the Soviet-supported government’s collapse since the broad group of Afghan mujahideen agreed on fighting the Soviets but not on all the other things.
LustLive@fedinsfw.app · 3 pts · 127d
Russia is another country in the list of countries governed by Ugly Stupid.