West ignores lessons of Soviet humiliation in Afghanistan

[kunaevmarat]

“There is barely an important piece of land in Afghanistan that has not been occupied by one of our soldiers at some time or another,” the commander said. “Nevertheless, much of the territory stays in the hands of the terrorists. We control the provincial centres, but we cannot maintain political control over the territory that we seize

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[level_head]

Hello!

I generally agree with the comment you posted -- but I note that this conflict was pre-Taliban.

The entire Middle Easy was sending its hot-headed radicals to Afghanistan, and supplying funding. The US, initiated by Jimmy Carter but kept up by his successors, supplied training and certain equipment. And many US and other mercenaries got involved, too, on the side of the insurgents.

Today's situation is not so hopeless, or so parallel, as the articel suggests.

But it will not be easy, either.

===|==============/ Level Head

[kunaevmarat]

Out of doubts, sure))