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Originally Posted by Agamemnon
Afghanistan is not a united place with a single people. It is diverse. Some people will welcome foreign intervention, some won't. If NATO is so welcome in Afghanistan, why are NATO soldiers being killed? Obviously some Afghanis don't appreciate the occupation.
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ABSOLUTELY.
afghanistan was set up a long time ago by the british, persian, and russian empires as a buffer zone, because none of them could subjugate it.
it wasn't set up by the 'afghanies', it was set up because the british empire was tired of getting regularly massacred.
the central asian tribes in that region have never ever been conquered. control of the countryside is a logistical nightmare. the NATO forces in country are not in control of the hinterland, they are having trouble holding onto main routes and choke points. eventually i suspect their control will be limited to the cities and the
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