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Originally Posted by Nomad
Theyre trying to build infrastructure. Schools, hospitals, power plants, clean water supply stations. Theyre trying to provide an alternative crop to poppy growing. Theyre trying to give girls an opportunity to pursue an education free from acid being thrown in their faces.
Theyre trying to give the average citizens freedom to pursue a life free of terror. Any stability in the region is good for everyone.
All evil stuff.
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Well, here i do agree with you however, if we hadn't of bombed the shyte out of the place in the beggining, we would not have to re-build.
One thing i have looked into is opium cultivation in Afghan. Under Taliban rule, production is at it's lowest in the north of Afghan. In the south were the mujahideen still rule, that is where the cultivation is most highest. The Taliban have always frowned upon and dished out their own justice to poppy farmers.
There is no doubt that yes the Taliban are on some aspects still living in the dark ages but why are they the enemy and why are we fighting them? However much we dis-agree with their way of life, let us not forget that they are the elected government of the Afghan people exactly the same as Hamas is the elected government of Palistine. It is not reason to occupy and rage war against any country because we do not agree with their elected government. If that was the case, Britain would have been bombed into oblivion during the Thatcher regime.