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User ID: 74462962 United States 10/23/2020 11:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | War Makes Strange Bedfellows: US Supporting Taliban Against ISIS in Afghanistan With Air Support Sure enough, America’s old enemy and its newer one were posting photos and video to propaganda channels as they tussled for control of the Korengal and its lucrative timber business. What Frye didn’t know was that U.S. Special Operations forces were preparing to intervene in the fighting in Konar province in eastern Afghanistan — not by attacking both sides, but by using strikes from drones and other aircraft to help the Taliban. “What we’re doing with the strikes against ISIS is helping the Taliban move,” a member of the elite Joint Special Operations Command counterterrorism task force based at Bagram air base explained to me earlier this year, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the assistance was secret. The air power would give them an advantage by keeping the enemy pinned down. [ link to www.washingtonpost.com (secure)] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 79522842 Finland 10/23/2020 12:01 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: War Makes Strange Bedfellows: US Supporting Taliban Against ISIS in Afghanistan With Air Support Why not?
Deal with the ISIS psychos first, then crush the Taliban goatfuckers. |