• nogooduser@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    5 days ago

    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.

    • cyd@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      edit-2
      5 days ago

      Fair enough. I think the “Taliban are moderating” narrative was also helped by the fact that the Taliban were being compared against fricking ISIS.