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To: TobagoJack who wrote (177525)	9/1/2021 6:04:49 AM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217791

re >>To understand China’s plans for Afghanistan, take a look at Somalia<< We'll see. Afghanistan has tendency to spin out of control... The coming collapse of the Taliban By Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor 08/24/21 07:00 AM EDT The Taliban should savor its triumph while it can, for it is unlikely to survive much beyond this fleeting moment of victory. And those countries in the region that are similarly disposed to celebrate America’s defeat should also enjoy the moment while it lasts, for the coming collapse of the Taliban is likely to be more a curse than a blessing. That the Taliban is unlikely to outlive the now-defunct Afghan national government (ANG) by much might seem a far-fetched claim. But the history of the movement — and that of the mujahedeen, which defeated the Soviets and their puppet regime in the late 1980s and early 1990s respectively — strongly suggests that this will almost certainly be the case. Since its inception, the Taliban has been more a constellation of factions and tribes, drawn from different ethnic and linguistic groups, than the unitary rational actor it is often portrayed to be. Full story: thehill.com