That’s why the Russians got the hell out of Afghanistan. We were laughing at them then, the Russians are laughing at us now.
they aren’t only laughing, they are doing what we did against them. There are reports they are supporting the Taliban.
“Now American military officers see a growing Russian effort to bolster the Taliban’s legitimacy and undercut NATO’s military effort there, seemingly disregarding the harsh lessons of its previous invasion — or perhaps seeing a chance at ironic form of revenge for America’s Cold War efforts.
“America’s top military officer in Europe, Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, said Thursday that Russia had increased its support to the Afghan Taliban, including potentially the provision of supplies.
‘”I’ve seen the influence of Russia of late, increased influence in terms of association and perhaps even supply to the Taliban,” Scaparrotti told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
“Scaparrotti, who is also NATO’s top military commander, did not specify what kind of war materiel the Russians might be supplying to the Taliban.”
Excerpt from CNN yesterday by Ryan Browne
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/28/politics/russia-afghanistan-libya-syria/index.html