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minus-squarecyd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-25 days agoNot really analogous, I think? The Taliban are and continue to be wackos, and the US-supported government in between the Taliban regimes was always obviously made up of incompetent crooks and grifters.
minus-squarenogooduser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 days agoIt is a little bit similar in that the Taliban also said that they were going to be more moderate. That didn’t last very long though.
minus-squarecyd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-25 days agoFair enough. I think the “Taliban are moderating” narrative was also helped by the fact that the Taliban were being compared against fricking ISIS.
Not really analogous, I think? The Taliban are and continue to be wackos, and the US-supported government in between the Taliban regimes was always obviously made up of incompetent crooks and grifters.
It is a little bit similar in that the Taliban also said that they were going to be more moderate. That didn’t last very long though.
Fair enough. I think the “Taliban are moderating” narrative was also helped by the fact that the Taliban were being compared against fricking ISIS.