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Originally Posted by sharkov
Russia lost in Afghanistan because the rest of the world was arming the Afghans and the Afghans would not surrender. Had the west not armed the Afghans, they would keep running at the Russian bullets until they all died
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So the reason America has lost the war in Afghanistan is what then?
The reason why its such a quagmire is the fact its so mountainous, the porous borders, and fanatical religious enemy.
The only way to "win" in situations like this is to use WWII tactics of wiping out entire cities, killing vast amounts of civilians and then setting up immense walled borders and using a vast army to occupy. Even then you would still have a never ending terrorism issue.