Submitted by Falls_stuff t3_10oqq7k in worldnews
SliceOfCoffee t1_j6hb8yc wrote
Reply to comment by Logical-Dog-7387 in US to renew efforts to reduce India's oil, military 'dependency' on Russia by Falls_stuff
>America did support Taliban
No they didn't, they supported the Northern Alliance.
>They funded mujahedeen
The Mujahideen ≠ The Taliban
More Mujahideen fighters joined the Northern Alliance than the Taliban.
Logical-Dog-7387 t1_j6hbz4d wrote
Yes they did. The mujahideen that got training in pakistan by american funding that went ahead and founded the Taliban. Northern alliance was based on tribal power play . Those who were religiously motivated joined Taliban regardless of their tribal roots. Same elements are no biting pakistan on the ass as pak taliban
SliceOfCoffee t1_j6hdy3g wrote
The Reichwehr ≠ The Wehrmacht
The Mujahideen ≠ The Taliban
The Taliban was formed AFTER the Mujahideen dissolved, exactly 0 US support went to the Taliban because at the time the US was sending support IT DIDN'T FUCKING EXIST.
Again you will also find that very few Mujahideen fighters joined the Taliban, most Taliban fighters were new recruits who were not part of the Mujahideen, where as the Northern Alliance the majority of its fighters were Ex-Mujahdeen.
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