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[-] emizeko@hexbear.net 42 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
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[-] Echo71Niner@kbin.social 37 points 2 years ago
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[-] Madbrad200@sh.itjust.works 35 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I think it comes down to the US being tolerant because winning hearts and minds was more important than destroying Opium. The Taliban has no such qualms.

Worth noting however than this source is questionable and probably shouldn't be used https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/mint-press-news/

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[-] automater@lemmy.one 31 points 2 years ago

Are there any moderators on here? Mint press news.... Jesus

[-] GreenTeaRedFlag@hexbear.net 36 points 2 years ago

when the news article is correct but not liberal enough fro you.

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[-] Horsey@kbin.social 31 points 2 years ago

This one is pretty simple to me: the Americans weren’t putting guns to peoples head and murdering people for drug trafficking on the spot. When the Taliban shows up at your house with guns, and just slaughters your whole family, because they think that you have opium that’s a much stronger deterrent than whatever the Americans were doing.

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[-] iridaniotter@hexbear.net 29 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Well, what else is there to say? You've gotta hand it to the Taliban.

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