Posted on 05/14/2026 2:28:58 AM PDT by Apparatchik
MOSCOW, May 14 (Reuters) - Russia is establishing a "full-fledged partnership" with Afghanistan's ruling Taliban and is encouraging other countries in the region to expand cooperation with Kabul, a senior Russian security official was quoted on Thursday as saying.
Russia last year became the first country to formally recognise the Islamist Taliban government that seized power in August 2021 as U.S.-led forces staged a chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years of war.
Interfax news agency quoted Russian official Sergei Shoigu as saying cooperation with Kabul was important for the security and development of the region.
Shoigu, who is secretary of Russia's Security Council, said Moscow was building a "pragmatic dialogue" with the Taliban that included security, trade, culture and humanitarian support.
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Pooty has a drone in his future.
The fire ball will be a suitable punctuation to a sordid life.
I’d think that radical islamists who just want you dead would not be the best allies in the world.
The difficulty in understanding the Russian is that we do not take cognizance of the fact that he is not a European but an Asiatic and therefore thinks deviously. We can no more understand a Russian than a Chinaman or a Japanese and, from what I’ve seen of them, I have no particular desire to understand them except to ascertain how much lead or iron it takes to kill them. In addition to his other amiable characteristics, the Russian has no regard for human life and is an all out son of a bitch, a barbarian, and a chronic drunk.
—George S. Patton
Wow, that’s interesting. I came to similar but less articulate conclusions way back in the 1980’s, during the Cold War War.
lol only you could make that conclusion from what was posted.
It is interesting that for some here the only way for the killing of white Christians to stop is for Ukraine to surrender to pitin, NEVER is the option that pitin could stop this slaughter he started🤔
My father was in Gen. Patch’s 7th Army and Patton’s 3rd. He went through Belgium, Germany and 20 miles inside CZ (before they sent him to Munich)
He was an armorer, serviced Quad 50’s and Bofor’s.
When he was in Munich he had a young Russian boy that they referred to as “Little Joe” (he hated German’s for the way he was treated). He acted as an interpreter (They even fitted “Little Joe” with a GI Uniform. I have the jacket) and went on patrol with dad’s group. Dad asked to adopt him, the company commander had already approved it.
Dad met my mom in DC on his way to Germany, he told her he would return and marry her and move her to Texas. And She said she would accept the boy. Dad got cold feet and backed out of the adoption.
When Dad was returning home he had my grandfather wire “Thelma” a train ticket. They were married the night she arrived, married in my grandparents formal den. The trains were late and the pastor married them the night she arrived in Texas. (She was a Swede, that is what everyone called her in Texas)
They were married 66 years. (she died before dad) Dad died in their home at 95. Incredible couple, the entire community loved her.
How dare Patton say such things about the saviors of Christianity 😎😂
Same can be said about Islam. People of the west esp US all to often think the world thinks like us, and they do not esp orthodox Muslims. I refuse to use the term radical Muslim or radical Islam, there is only one Islam and it IS “radical” compared to Christian values, but it is not radical within its own religion.
Read the Koran, if a Muslim is not overtly practicing what the Koran says they are either lying or are apostates
Go all the way back to Jefferson and the Barbary (Muslim) pirates.
Once Jefferson determined that there was no negotiating or working with them we built a navy and sent in the marines
“From the halls of Montezuma to the SHORES OF TRIPOLI.”
No surprise, Russia has "full partnership" with every enemy of the US
I have told many a lib, if you have read an unedited, translated version of the Koran shut your face telling me about them until you do read one. However, even then I think dims are too stupid to still get it.
With all the hot women in Russia Putin climbs into bed with a bunch of goat molesters? Crazy times?
It’s a shame the few remaining white people on the planet can’t get their act together to save themselves.
Agreed they are too stupid and lazy.
Just watch any man on the street video of protesting X and the blank face on people when asked what they are protesting and why. At best “Orange man bad” will be the reply
One of my favorites was the name one thing that Kamala has done.
Answer there are so many I can’t name just one.
Well then give me one
I’m done talking…..
Or the ones where quotes by Obamas, Biden… are attributed to Trump and the folks all agree they are bad and they don’t agree with them
When revealed who actually said them, the deer in the head light look and the “well I guess I need to do some more research” line usually comes out😂🤔😎
When you say “pooty” you are coming out as gay.
Please, that isn’t until June.
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ping me bro... we need laughter!
Russia has a long way to go to catch up to the $80 billion worth of military equipment the United States gave to the Taliban.
LOL, putinoids upset someone makes fun of Putins name.
Spot on..! Islam is indeed the poison pill for all of the sane and normal people of the world.
If one should decide to spend their entire life living in a mud hut and without toilet paper than perhaps one should become a muslim...
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