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6. It wasn't always like that. In late 60s - early 70s it was among the most progressive

Sat Feb 25, 2012, 11:13 AM

Feb 2012

countries in Islamic world with a broadly popular Communist party which led a socialist revolution there
in 1978. It wasn't until 1980s, when CIA and ISI unleashed the jihadist plague on the country and flooded
it with Saudi and Libyan terrorists to fight the Soviets, that it turned into the nightmarish hellhole that it
is now. Say thank you to vahhabite Saudi "benefactors" - those "friends of Afghanistan" who put three
generations of Afghani boys through militant jihadist indoctrination. Now the same "friends of Syria"
want to repeat the procedure there - with the same enthusiastic support from their American backers.
Don't people ever learn?

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2 U.S. officers dead in Afghan shooting [View all] Eugene Feb 2012 OP

Du rec. Nt xchrom Feb 2012 #1

All for naught... BadtotheboneBob Feb 2012 #2

indeed KG Feb 2012 #3

It wasn't always like that. In late 60s - early 70s it was among the most progressive Fool Count Feb 2012 #6

Guess who started the CIA activities? BadtotheboneBob Feb 2012 #8

The fanatical islamist textbooks used to indoctrinate Afghan kids came from the US government JohnyCanuck Feb 2012 #12

Afghan Taliban claim killed U.S. officers over Koran burnings dipsydoodle Feb 2012 #4

BBC riverwalker Feb 2012 #5

Afghanistan NATO Staff Recalled Following Attack At Interior Ministry MaineDem Feb 2012 #7

We need to get the FUC* out of there. . . BigDemVoter Feb 2012 #9

Meanwhile the clown circus is upset because Obama the C-in-C apologized... Historic NY Feb 2012 #10

Gee, do you ever get the impression the Afghans don't really want us there? Comrade Grumpy Feb 2012 #11

Instead of just saying "Oops, sorry about those Korans getting burnt up", how about Obama says 99th_Monkey Feb 2012 #13

WE taught Afghanistans how to bankrupt Russia... lib2DaBone Feb 2012 #14

K&R DeSwiss Feb 2012 #15

next time the military should keep its koran-burning/corpse-pissing secret. alp227 Feb 2012 #16

BBC: Afghan police officer sought over Kabul Nato killings Eugene Feb 2012 #17