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minus-squareℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-29 hours agoAnd ironically one of the more potent weapons the Taliban had against the US was US Stinger surface-to-air missiles. But it was not just a Russian influenced govt, it was a straight Soviet invasion, so basically a full role reversal.
minus-squaresga@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 hours ago it was a straight Soviet invasion, so basically a full role reversal. while writing, i was confused about this. was it a russian puppet state that was established, or like directly reporting to moscow. so i thought russia influenced was a safer bet.
And ironically one of the more potent weapons the Taliban had against the US was US Stinger surface-to-air missiles.
But it was not just a Russian influenced govt, it was a straight Soviet invasion, so basically a full role reversal.
while writing, i was confused about this. was it a russian puppet state that was established, or like directly reporting to moscow. so i thought russia influenced was a safer bet.