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Originally Posted by Nyah
Things in Afghanistan are deteriorating really quickly. The Taliban have taken control of Kandahar and aren't far from Kabul. Canada, the US and the UK are all sending in troops to rapidly evacuate embassies. It sounds like the US is warning that the Afghan gov't could fall in as little as 30 days, prompting questions on whether this was done properly or not. Biden wanted the troops home by the 20th anniversary of 9/11, and looking what's happening now it seems rushed and chaotic.
I really feel for the Afghan civilians in all this, it sounds like a legitimate nightmare scenario. I'm really glad Canada and other nations are bringing in members of the Afghan military/police forces, translators, etc. and their families as refugees. This is going to get really ugly.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tal...ug13-1.6139643 |
I don't know enough about Afghanistan to know either way, but is this really bad for the Afgan citizens or just that we've been conditioned to feel the Taliban is bad? Probably not ideal for the US given their installed government is falling, but does it matter for the people there?