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Originally Posted by Jesus H Christ
The Russians rolled through that county and almost wiped out the whole population and had a different Military agenda then Americans do.
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Not exactly. We call that "a strategy of lash and honey". On one hand, Soviet Army has really killed about 1 million of Afghans. On the other hand, Soviet engenders, medics and teachers have created a huge infrastructure in Afghanistan (roads, schools, hospitals, residential areas etc). So the big part of Afghans have joined the USSR against Taliban (the Pakistani organization which was created with direct guidance of CIA).
When the Soviet Army has left the Afghanistan (BTW, it wasn't a kind of panic flight, but an organized takedown according to Gorbachev's order), the national Soviet-oriented Afghan government was able to control almost the whole the country and resist to Taliban during many-many months. Actually they have been smashed only because the USSR has stopped to supply them with weapon and fuel. I.e. Soviets has left them alone without any support and even minimal help. You can consider it as a betrayal, but actually it was a consequence of "perestroyka" and collapsing of the whole Soviet system in Russia.
So here is a question. How many days it will take for Taliban to sweep of the US-oriented Afghan government when NATO will leave Afghanistan and when Russia will also stop to support with funds the pro-American Afghan government there?