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33. There's infighting for power among the tribal war lords of the Taliban.

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Reply #31)

Thu Aug 26, 2021, 11:11 AM

Aug 2021

That does not make them enemies.

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Blast reported at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul [View all] bearsfootball516 Aug 2021 OP

Oh dear FBaggins Aug 2021 #1

Looks like that's the plan.... secondwind Aug 2021 #2

More likely an attempt by Isis to wnylib Aug 2021 #4

I doubt that it's aimed at Biden FBaggins Aug 2021 #6

Yes, agree. Hopefully no Americans hurt and minimal people hurt overall. LymphocyteLover Aug 2021 #10

Ditto onetexan Aug 2021 #25

+1 Lulu KC Aug 2021 #29

Certainly the goal of our domestic enemies and terrorists. n/t MarcA Aug 2021 #28

Oh please...... Yorkist Aug 2021 #51

Taliban and MAGAts have a lot in common. BlueWavePsych Aug 2021 #3

Yup. nt SunSeeker Aug 2021 #54

ISIS has shoulder-fired heat-seeking missiles dalton99a Aug 2021 #5

Eeentsy-beentsy nit to pick. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 #7

Am I the only one who looked at this picture, specifically the two guys in the front... SKKY Aug 2021 #23

... orangecrush Aug 2021 #44

So I wonder if this is the terrorist threat PatSeg Aug 2021 #8

Yes, it is. Huffpost has a more detailed wnylib Aug 2021 #11

Why would an explosion outside the airport make President Biden Polly Hennessey Aug 2021 #9

"Is he supposed to solve and cure all of humankind's problems?"-- apparently yes. LymphocyteLover Aug 2021 #13

Just because Biden is damned if he does and damned if he doesn't Ohioboy Aug 2021 #19

It could shut down additional evacuations FBaggins Aug 2021 #22

"US personnel among the wounded", get our troops out NOW Shanti Shanti Shanti Aug 2021 #12

where are you getting that from? LymphocyteLover Aug 2021 #17

Reuters has it muriel_volestrangler Aug 2021 #21

THANKS-- just saw on twitter. LymphocyteLover Aug 2021 #37

I suspect this is but one example of just how much genuine control the leadership of the Taliban Ford_Prefect Aug 2021 #14

this was predicted of course and hopefully we were prepared for it LymphocyteLover Aug 2021 #15

Taliban official says at least 11 killed in blast, according to reports muriel_volestrangler Aug 2021 #16

thank god for the warnings-- though really, how can any American have waited until now to get out? LymphocyteLover Aug 2021 #18

Afghan journalist via BBC: At least two attackers involved muriel_volestrangler Aug 2021 #20

Looks like the Taliban is getting desperate to stop the brain drain from their country. SunSeeker Aug 2021 #24

This wasn't a Taliban attack Johnny2X2X Aug 2021 #26

Why are they enemies? They have so much in common! nt SunSeeker Aug 2021 #27

Power Johnny2X2X Aug 2021 #31

There's infighting for power among the tribal war lords of the Taliban. SunSeeker Aug 2021 #33

ISIS is their sworn enemy Johnny2X2X Aug 2021 #34

No, they're not. SunSeeker Aug 2021 #39

The Taliban literally executed their leader a week ago. Johnny2X2X Aug 2021 #40

He was not an ISIS leader. The ISIS leadership had demoted him for "poor performance." SunSeeker Aug 2021 #43

In one sense... that's the story of the world FBaggins Aug 2021 #35

The Taliban and ISIS are both Sunni Muslim extremists; the Taliban has sought unity with ISIS. SunSeeker Aug 2021 #38

Taliban executes former IS-K chief a year after Afghan govt jailed him: Report muriel_volestrangler Aug 2021 #41

ISIS had already demoted him for "poor performance." The Taliban was just taking out ISIS' trash. SunSeeker Aug 2021 #45

That is, frankly, bullshit muriel_volestrangler Aug 2021 #46

Bullshit is claiming you know who the suicide bomber was and whose interests he served. SunSeeker Aug 2021 #47

See the link in #42 muriel_volestrangler Aug 2021 #48

The Taliban has publicly stated they want the brain drain to stop. SunSeeker Aug 2021 #49

And you are guessing that this was "to stop the brain drain" muriel_volestrangler Aug 2021 #50

What motivated the suicide bomber can be different from what motivated the Taliban to let it happen. SunSeeker Aug 2021 #53

Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly Kabul airport attack muriel_volestrangler Aug 2021 #57

+1 Lulu KC Aug 2021 #30

You don't know that. Mosby Aug 2021 #32

However, it is what the US thinks most likely muriel_volestrangler Aug 2021 #42

The Taliban are in control of Kabul. They want the Kabul Airport brain drain to stop. SunSeeker Aug 2021 #52

There has been a 3rd attack. Mosby Aug 2021 #55

There will be attacks as long as we're there. SunSeeker Aug 2021 #56

How many "Suicide bombing in Kabul kills X people" threads have received two replies and sunk greenjar_01 Aug 2021 #36