Taliban offensive of 2021 and collapse of Afghan government.

[Niggernerd]

burger troops are leaving afghanistan. attacking them now would be extreme self-sabotage and probably force them back into underground guerilla status for another decade or two, which they absolutely do not want.

I mean if they knew our soldiers were only trained to understand white rage and not you know killing. Would they really be afraid?

 

[Ethan Ralphs Micro Peen]

I mean if they knew our soldiers were only trained to understand white rage and not you know killing. Would they really be afraid?

Look, bucko, Biden said it himself, white domestic terrorism is the biggest threat to Our Democracy. Who gives a shit what the Taliban does when the American Taliban is allowed to prosper?

 

[Niggernerd]

Look, bucko, Biden said it himself, white domestic terrorism is the biggest threat to Our Democracy. Who gives a shit what the Taliban does when the American Taliban is allowed to prosper?

Cornpops one bad jihadist

 

[The Last Boyscout]

no
the taliban do not have the capability of actually fighting against thousands of american soldiers at a time

US troops have orders to not start hostilities with taliban unless attacked, the taliban know this, that's what their entire offensive is based on. if they breach this mutual non aggression pact then kabul turns into fucking fallujah overnight, the US withdrawal probably gets reversed, and the taliban would lose everything they just gained in the past weeks.

they will NOT risk that. they will allow the burgers to conduct their evacuation and retreat unharmed. they have fought for 20 years for this, now finally the goal is in sight, burger troops are leaving afghanistan. attacking them now would be extreme self-sabotage and probably force them back into underground guerilla status for another decade or two, which they absolutely do not want.

I'm not saying that they would want to risk it of their own initiative (they seem smart enough to know that'd be pointless of them, when they're on the cusp of getting what they want). but when the US starts saber-rattling about 'potential airstrikes' enough in the future or renegs on whatever backroom deals they've made with the Taliban...all bets could be off and they could feel that such a move is the only option they have to make them understand they're not joking. they are still, at heart, a terrorist organization that is very, very new to the role of governing a country. I am very skeptical of such an organization to be able to hold back from showing its strength...even if they have been more disciplined during this takeover than I have expected.

 

[DumbDude42]

I'm not saying that they would want to risk it, but when the US starts saber-rattling about 'potential airstrikes' enough in the future or renegs on whatever backroom deals they've made with the Taliban...all bets could be off. they are still, at heart, a terrorist organization that is very, very new to the role of governing a country.

they're not new to governing a country lol they ruled afghanistan for several years before 9/11

and from that US invasion that ousted them from power they probably learned a lesson or two, the biggest one being that if you mass-murder thousands of burgers, or shelter a dude who did that, then the burgers are going to fuck your shit up. better avoid such missteps in the future.

 

[Hüftpriester]

G7 Meeting Next Week with Merkle, Johnson, and Macaroons.

Apparently Biden had to be browbeaten into agreeing to the meeting. Looks like a lot of our allies are starting to notice the absentee president.

G7 foreign ministers speak as Biden hangs back

Washington had to be ‘bounced’ into agreeing to the call, says UK government official.

www.politico.eu

 

[Techpriest]

they're not new to governing a country lol they ruled afghanistan for several years before 9/11

and from that US invasion that ousted them from power they probably learned a lesson or two, the biggest one being that if you mass-murder thousands of burgers, or shelter a dude who did that, then the burgers are going to fuck your shit up. better avoid such missteps in the future.

The old breed, sure. New radicals? That’s a harder call.

 

[tehpope]

Apparently Biden had to be browbeaten into agreeing to the meeting. Looks like a lot of our allies are starting to notice the absentee president.
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G7 foreign ministers speak as Biden hangs back

Washington had to be ‘bounced’ into agreeing to the call, says UK government official.

www.politico.eu

Oh god oh man.

 

[The Last Boyscout]

The old breed, sure. New radicals? That’s a harder call.

pretty much. also, it's one of the most basic military axioms - don't base your actions on what you think the enemy will do, base your actions on what you think the enemy CAN do.

and after these past few weeks, where the Taliban have both blitzed through the whole country after a lot of setup and bribework and have also demonstrated utter willingness to revert back to things like executions and firing on protesters...I really wouldn't predict that they would never dare to storm the airport tbh.

 

[DumbDude42]

The old breed, sure. New radicals? That’s a harder call.

taliban leadership is still the same. both baradar and akhundzada have been around since the 90s and held government positions in mullah omars regime.

 

[Techpriest]

taliban leadership is still the same. both baradar and akhundzada have been around since the 90s and held government positions in mullah omars regime.

I’m more concerned about some young commander deciding he wants to make his name by attempting to capture an American convoy than the old breed. How much control the higher ups have over the foot troops is up to debate.

Then again I might be vastly underestimating how much control the older council guys have when it comes to the younger members of the Taliban.

 

[The Last Boyscout]

I’m more concerned about some young commander deciding he wants to make his name by attempting to capture an American convoy than the old breed. How much control the higher ups have over the foot troops is up to debate.

I guess we'll find out in the coming weeks.

if all of this really does conclude with the international forces making an orderly exit (no matter how many people they decide to leave behind, cuz lol they ain't gonna get everyone out by August 31st now), then I might be a bit disappointed that Biden will limp on for a bit longer, but I'll definitely be impressed with the discipline of the Taliban on the ground, since I don't think it's ever been a thing they've demonstrated before when in a position of power (and at the national scale of having to run a country now).

 

[Feline Supremacist]

Bin Laden was smart af

 

[Raoul_Duke]

Bin Laden was smart af
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Well fuck me, maybe the puppetmasters were cribbing a few notes from Bin Laden regarding this. Though, that implies that there is a conscious effort to put Biden in place, which is just as terrifying as thinking that there's no plan.

 

[Feline Supremacist]

Surah Al-Kahf, we're recommended to read it on Fridays.

I like it. Jesus in Islam is also fascinating. I do kind of miss drinking chai, smoking shisha and discussing these subjects.

Just with men tho, women tend to have all kinds of weird superstitious beliefs that are def un-Islamic, mostly because they tend not to be educated by their families.

 

[Hellbound Hellhound]

they're not new to governing a country lol they ruled afghanistan for several years before 9/11

and from that US invasion that ousted them from power they probably learned a lesson or two, the biggest one being that if you mass-murder thousands of burgers, or shelter a dude who did that, then the burgers are going to fuck your shit up. better avoid such missteps in the future.

The only thing the Taliban really have a proven track record of being capable of is waging war and destroying things. It's still not clear if they'll be capable of forming a sustainable government, and it's something of a stretch to call what they had before a government; it was really more of a lawless hellscape in which they just happened to be at the top of the food chain acting as a gang of warlords in the vacuum left by the previous government's collapse.

Even at the height of their power before 2001, the Taliban were never able to decisively end the civil war and take full control of the country. Unless circumstances in the country have markedly changed, I suspect we'll simply see a return to that.

 

[PS1gamenwatch]

Some ground reports

 

[Ethan Ralphs Micro Peen]

Apparently Biden had to be browbeaten into agreeing to the meeting. Looks like a lot of our allies are starting to notice the absentee president.
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G7 foreign ministers speak as Biden hangs back

Washington had to be ‘bounced’ into agreeing to the call, says UK government official.

www.politico.eu

Listen jack, America's got bigger things to worry about like the Novel Delta Coronavirus-19 Variation. Do you know Karens are trying to NOT wear masks?

 

[msd]

What a shit show

 

[faucet]

what a piss show