KinzuuPower t1_j26imh4 wrote
Reply to comment by 38384 in G7 tell Taliban to reverse ‘reckless and dangerous’ ban on female aid workers by misana123
They had all the means to resist the taliban, if they didn’t it’s because they didn’t want.
38384 t1_j26jova wrote
They actually did. 3 months of heavy fighting, thousands of fighters killed on both sides, civilians including women even volunteered to defend against Taliban. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Taliban_offensive
The international headline was that Kabul fell in one day without a bullet fired. It's very misleading not to take into account all the events that led to it in the months prior to it. Unless you were closely following the war, you wouldn't know of the lengthy battles fought in the provinces and border crossings.
AuroraFinem t1_j26v8hi wrote
No, it’s not just the headline. The afghani military gave up very quickly and surrendered in many areas. The harder battles fought were almost exclusively civilians picking up arms or small regional areas who wanted to remain independent from the taliban.
The military and defense fell faster than even the most conservative international estimates for how long they would hold out and it’s the main reason why we were scrambling at the end to get out before Kabul and the airport were entirely overrun. We had planned to have at a minimum months longer until they got anywhere near the capital.
Lubadbitches t1_j26wy81 wrote
The worlds top military tried to help for 20 years and couldn’t
38384 t1_j2fs83i wrote
To be fair they did weaken the Taliban considerably in 2001 and had the upper hand for the next few years until the fuck ups started that led to Taliban growing again and eventually winning. If Bush didn't have the "we don't negotiate with terrorists" mindset, they could've made peace with the weakened Taliban in 2001 and potentially prevent the 20 year headache.
Strident_Hood t1_j26tkiq wrote
3000 people died (including both civilian and military deaths). Given that they had 300,000 troops that should have been fighting for their country’s survival, this is quite a small number of casualties. Evidently they didn’t put up much of a fight at all..
krneki12 t1_j289zyf wrote
If you want to know how much efforts it takes to have a free and Democratic country, look at Ukrainians.
Nothing less will do when you deal with fanatics.
The Afghan had their chance and they gave up. Now they will have to deal with the consequences of their actions as no one will go there and die for them.
Relevant_Monstrosity t1_j2901xc wrote
They folded like pussies in months. You have to fight for your rights! A nation of 40 million people enslaved with only a few thousand dead -- with American backing? These people are craven and deserve no nation at all. Their modus operandi is child rape and opium abuse. Living under harsh Islam is their just returns.
Contrast with the Ukrainians.
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