The question of whether it will be possible to stop the Taliban's funding is critical to the current war in Afghanistan Photo: Oleg Nikishin, Epsilon From The Telegraph:
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We know who financed the Afghan guerrillas 25 years ago. But who foots the bill for the Taliban now remains unclear. In the third part of his series about the lessons that can be learnt from the Soviet experience in Afghanistan, Vladimir Snegiryov poses question about the Taliban’s mysterious financial side.
I can’t help laughing when I hear people say that the coalition forces are stuck in Afghanistan, and would do well to draw on the Soviet combat experience there. The allies are not really stuck. I do not think Nato strategists were so naïve as to hope for a quick victory when they sent their troops against the Taliban. Moreover, the United States, if not the other allies, have no intention of withdrawing from the valleys of the Hindu Kush in the near future.
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My Comment: A Russian view and analysis of what is happening in Afghanistan. Hint .... this is not a viewpoint reported in the West.
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