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Afghan president Ashraf Ghani blames U.S. troop pullout for worsening violence amid Taliban gains
CBS ^ | 02 Aug 2021 | CBS/AP

Posted on 08/03/2021 12:27:03 AM PDT by blueplum

The Afghan president on Monday blamed the American troops' speedy pullout for the worsening violence in his country and said that his administration would now focus on protecting provincial capitals and major urban areas in the face of the rapidly advancing Taliban.

"An imported, hasty" peace process - a reference to Washington's push for negotiations between Kabul and the Taliban - "not only failed to bring peace but created doubt and ambiguity" among Afghans, Ghani said in his address to Parliament....

...The Taliban are now trying to seize provincial capitals after already taking large swaths of land and scores of districts in more rural areas, as well as several key border crossings with neighboring countries.

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; foreignwars; regionalsecurity; troopwithdrawal
Wasn't this the same guy who said he didn't need Americans and wanted us out? And now we are, he's singing a different tune?
1 posted on 08/03/2021 12:27:03 AM PDT by blueplum
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Everything stems from the initial presence following 9-11.


2 posted on 08/03/2021 12:31:27 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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Time to put on your big boy pants and defend your own country, buddy.

CC


3 posted on 08/03/2021 1:25:14 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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To: blueplum

They had nearly 20 years to prepare for this day.


4 posted on 08/03/2021 1:38:30 AM PDT by IgnorerOfLiberals
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They’re just going to have to make the best of it. We poured 20 years, thousands of lives and trillions of dollars into trying to stabilize that wretched hellhole. We should’ve stayed out of it when the Soviets invaded in 1979. One of the worst strategic errors we could’ve made was to give Stinger missiles to stone-age muslims.


5 posted on 08/03/2021 2:28:44 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Enough. Divide the country.. now. )
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Hey jerk face, we gave you 20 years and far too many American lives and you squandered it.
NOt one person here gives a damn what happens in Afghanistan after we get the hell out of there.
Hey Chi-coms, good luck there she’s all yours.


6 posted on 08/03/2021 3:50:14 AM PDT by Joe Boucher
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you had 15 years to stand up your own security forces...


7 posted on 08/03/2021 4:05:56 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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In other news, water is wet.
Of course Taliban attacks were going to rocket up when US soldiers withdraw. But then that is not the point.


8 posted on 08/03/2021 4:08:58 AM PDT by SmokingJoe ( )
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That first fashion model W appointed is to blame. Took the money and ran.


9 posted on 08/03/2021 6:45:42 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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If 20 years of “training” at US taxpayer expense hasn’t sunk into the useless goat humpers you call an army by now it never will.

Not one more drop of American blood for these savages.

Not one more drop.

L


10 posted on 08/03/2021 6:50:43 AM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is. )
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To: blueplum

Rules of Engagement with Muslims -

If Infidels are present, Sunni with unite with Shi’a sects to enslave (physical, sex, monetary), convert, and annihilate all Infidels.

If no Infidels present, Sunni will turn against Shi’a until one or the other is enslaved or annihilated.

The rising population of Muslims over 1200 years shows the effectiveness of their tactics.


11 posted on 08/03/2021 7:04:41 AM PDT by RideForever (Know Islam, No Peace; Know Peace, No Islam)
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