Afghanistan deadline - Page 24

Rockstar · 08-17-21, 07:02 PM

There is an estimated 3 trillion dollars worth of mineral wealth buried in Afghanistan. I kinda think we actually gave it shot to install and support a stable regime which would allow us to extract it and bring Afghanistan a little closer to the 21st century. It could possibly have been a win win for everyone. Unfortunately nobody in Afghanistan seemed interested or assisted in those goals and having already spent two trillion dollars trying, we just cut our loses.

That’s my take on it. Now it’s a matter of funding the terrorists err I mean the freedom fighters and go after Pakistan and China BRI.

Arlo · 08-17-21, 08:37 PM

It was a poorly executed plan which had no exit strategy to begin with. Pulling the plug was always going to result in the only end game left. If only there was a lesson from history that Rummy and Cheney would have had at their disposal .... oh wait ...

Buddahaid · 08-17-21, 09:43 PM

Maybe Iran and Pakistan will be compelled to step up to protect their borders now. They have only one other major choice outside of pleading for help. Am I wrong?

Aktungbby · 08-17-21, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockstar

...That’s my take on it. Now it’s a matter of funding the terrorists err I mean the freedom fighters and go after Pakistan and China BRI.

We'll make another movie about this, starring Tom Hanks; and call it Charlie Rockstar's War

Dowly · 08-18-21, 02:18 AM

Unconfirmed reports are trickling in that the Northern Alliance has started a counter offensive against the Taliban and have already recaptured areas north of Kabul.

Catfish · 08-18-21, 02:32 AM

"Taliban vow to respect women, despite history of oppression"
https://apnews.com/article/afghanist...dc94f965ff23c7

"The Taliban knocked on her door 3 times. The fourth time, they killed her"
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/17/a...dst/index.html

Imagine standing in this room and having a few grenades at your belt.

Buddahaid · 08-18-21, 02:35 AM

Skybird · 08-18-21, 06:28 AM

Good, balanced comment by the BBC. Packs it all together in a compact format.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58252174

Jimbuna · 08-18-21, 08:56 AM

'Northern Alliance' flag hoisted in Panjshir in first resistance against Taliban
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world...215342032.html

Skybird · 08-18-21, 11:14 AM

Use autotranslate, maybe.

The stupid babbling of the current political personnel is an affront to the thinking mind.

Schmidt being the exception.

Jimbuna · 08-18-21, 01:00 PM

Flag-waving protesters defy the Taliban, prompting shots in the city of Jalalabad where one person was killed.

President Ashraf Ghani - who fled as the Taliban were approaching - is now in the United Arab Emirates.

Taliban leaders are expected in Kabul after they arrived in Kandahar from exile on Tuesday.

The leader of the Taliban-linked Haqqani Network meets former President Hamid Karzai.

Western countries continue evacuating nations and Afghans who worked for them.

But reports say Afghans have been beaten by Taliban guards on their way to the airport.

The UK parliament holds an emergency debate on Afghanistan.

Militants are out in force manning checkpoints across the city.

Skybird · 08-18-21, 03:21 PM

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-a...-idAFKBN2FJ1LA

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“There will be no democratic system at all because it does not have any base in our country,” he said. “We will not discuss what type of political system should we apply in Afghanistan because it is clear. It is sharia law and that is it.”
(...)
“We have contact with many pilots,” he said. “And we have asked them to come and join, join their brothers, their government. We called many of them and are in search of (others’) numbers to call them and invite them to their jobs.”

mapuc · 08-18-21, 03:36 PM

Earlier today the Swedish minister for Foreign Affairs demanded that the Taliban continued the democracy process and give the girls and women freedom to chose their own path.

They are Taliban and they rule by Sharia.

Markus

Skybird · 08-18-21, 03:54 PM

Yeah, I'm certain the Taleban just waited for some European garden gnomes directing demands at them so that they know what to do and where to go. Sure.

Maybe we should send them the EU's holy Rumpoy, although that might be against the Geneva convention: there is a risk that the Taleban laugh themselves to death on his arrival.

mapuc · 08-18-21, 04:01 PM

It will be a terror regime that's for sure.

Derailing the thread a little

Last time the Taliban was in charge the percentage of narko export fell from hundrede of thousands kilo per year down to around 1-2 %
After the invasion the export exploded, never had so many tons narko left Afghanistan during this 20 years occupation.

Now when the Taliban is back how much will this type of export go down.

Markus

08-17-21, 08:37 PM	#347
Arlo The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,304 Downloads: 214 Uploads: 0	It was a poorly executed plan which had no exit strategy to begin with. Pulling the plug was always going to result in the only end game left. If only there was a lesson from history that Rummy and Cheney would have had at their disposal .... oh wait ... __________________ -Arlo

08-17-21, 09:43 PM	#348
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,333 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	Maybe Iran and Pakistan will be compelled to step up to protect their borders now. They have only one other major choice outside of pleading for help. Am I wrong? __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

08-18-21, 02:32 AM	#351
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,811 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	"Taliban vow to respect women, despite history of oppression" https://apnews.com/article/afghanist...dc94f965ff23c7 "The Taliban knocked on her door 3 times. The fourth time, they killed her" https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/17/a...dst/index.html Imagine standing in this room and having a few grenades at your belt. __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

08-18-21, 02:35 AM	#352
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,333 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	__________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

08-18-21, 06:28 AM	#353
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,732 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Good, balanced comment by the BBC. Packs it all together in a compact format. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58252174 __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

08-17-21, 07:02 PM	#346
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	There is an estimated 3 trillion dollars worth of mineral wealth buried in Afghanistan. I kinda think we actually gave it shot to install and support a stable regime which would allow us to extract it and bring Afghanistan a little closer to the 21st century. It could possibly have been a win win for everyone. Unfortunately nobody in Afghanistan seemed interested or assisted in those goals and having already spent two trillion dollars trying, we just cut our loses. That’s my take on it. Now it’s a matter of funding the terrorists err I mean the freedom fighters and go after Pakistan and China BRI.

08-18-21, 02:18 AM	#350
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,056 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Unconfirmed reports are trickling in that the Northern Alliance has started a counter offensive against the Taliban and have already recaptured areas north of Kabul.

08-18-21, 08:56 AM	#354
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,124 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	'Northern Alliance' flag hoisted in Panjshir in first resistance against Taliban https://www.hindustantimes.com/world...215342032.html __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-18-21, 11:14 AM	#355
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,732 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Use autotranslate, maybe. The stupid babbling of the current political personnel is an affront to the thinking mind. Schmidt being the exception. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

08-18-21, 01:00 PM	#356
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,124 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Flag-waving protesters defy the Taliban, prompting shots in the city of Jalalabad where one person was killed. President Ashraf Ghani - who fled as the Taliban were approaching - is now in the United Arab Emirates. Taliban leaders are expected in Kabul after they arrived in Kandahar from exile on Tuesday. The leader of the Taliban-linked Haqqani Network meets former President Hamid Karzai. Western countries continue evacuating nations and Afghans who worked for them. But reports say Afghans have been beaten by Taliban guards on their way to the airport. The UK parliament holds an emergency debate on Afghanistan. Militants are out in force manning checkpoints across the city. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-18-21, 03:36 PM	#358
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,582 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Earlier today the Swedish minister for Foreign Affairs demanded that the Taliban continued the democracy process and give the girls and women freedom to chose their own path. They are Taliban and they rule by Sharia. Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

08-18-21, 03:54 PM	#359
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,732 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Yeah, I'm certain the Taleban just waited for some European garden gnomes directing demands at them so that they know what to do and where to go. Sure. Maybe we should send them the EU's holy Rumpoy, although that might be against the Geneva convention: there is a risk that the Taleban laugh themselves to death on his arrival. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

08-18-21, 04:01 PM	#360
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,582 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	It will be a terror regime that's for sure. Derailing the thread a little Last time the Taliban was in charge the percentage of narko export fell from hundrede of thousands kilo per year down to around 1-2 % After the invasion the export exploded, never had so many tons narko left Afghanistan during this 20 years occupation. Now when the Taliban is back how much will this type of export go down. Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat