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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Afghanistan was like this before US intervention when Russia invaded

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Russia didn't invade, it was literally invited into the country by a socialist democracy (but I repeat myself)

Also no, youre wrong. The base of power was with tribal leaders, not oriented around far right religious extremism.