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2025-07-22 Afghanistan

Kabul: For The First Time In Modern History A Capital City Is On The Verge Of Running Dry

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Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2025-07-22 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [181 views ] Top

#1 Q. If it wasn't for American invasion, would Taliban still be in power?

Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-07-22 00:42|| 2025-07-22 00:42|| Front Page Top

#2 It's modern history in a non-modern country.
Sanitation, water (they're different), electricity all require actual work to keep going.

Posted by ed in texas 2025-07-22 08:32|| 2025-07-22 08:32|| Front Page Top

#3 ...Couldn't happen to a nicer sh!thole. And when they come crying to the UN to bail them out, our ambassador better be swinging the veto hammer.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2025-07-22 09:19|| 2025-07-22 09:19|| Front Page Top

#4 Would the Tajiks have been able to maintain their fierce independence with the younger generation of leaders, Grom, had the Talibs not been driven out for a space? The sons had the formal military training their fathers lacked, but never developed leadership skills.

Posted by trailing wife 2025-07-22 11:26|| 2025-07-22 11:26|| Front Page Top

#5 ^IMO, Taliban wouldn't have lasted 20 years - they can no more run a country than Ds.

Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-07-22 11:31|| 2025-07-22 11:31|| Front Page Top

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