22 Afghan Commandos executed by the Taliban

[Epic Beard Man]

Although my intent was to actually put it in the politics section to emphasize our political influence upon the Afghan people throughout recent intent to drawback, apparently I have no privileges to post there so I figure considering this is a recently occurred event, this is just as good enough here. According to CNN, the Taliban boasts of controlling 85% of the Afghan territories. Apparently, 22 Afghan Special Forces commandos were executed after surrendering to the Taliban after a two-hour gun battle with Taliban fighters after expending all their ammo. Their fate was fixed and unfortunately lost their lives for it. I honestly see this conflict recycling itself over again. The only difference is, considering that Bin Laden is deceased we leave the Afghanistanian people there (again) to fend for themselves while the Taliban moves in to retake the whole country all over again.

Spoiler: Graphic Footage viewer discretion advised

 

[Twilight Hue]

Although my intent was to actually put it in the politics section to emphasize our political influence upon the Afghan people throughout recent intent to drawback, apparently I have no privileges to post there so I figure considering this is a recently occurred event, this is just as good enough here. According to CNN, the Taliban boasts of controlling 85% of the Afghan territories. Apparently, 22 Afghan Special Forces commandos were executed after surrendering to the Taliban after a two-hour gun battle with Taliban fighters after expending all their ammo. Their fate was fixed and unfortunately lost their lives for it. I honestly see this conflict recycling itself over again. The only difference is, considering that Bin Laden is deceased we leave the Afghanistanian people there (again) to fend for themselves while the Taliban moves in to retake the whole country all over again.

Spoiler: Graphic Footage viewer discretion advised

It gets to be circular. You got one bunch of folks crying to get out of the conflict. The other bunch crying to keep at it.

No one is ever satisfied no matter how its played.

All I can say is plenty of people warned that this will happen. Another warning is if you give the Taliban a new foothold, watch for world-wide terror attacks to play put all over again.

 

[Secret Chief]

apparently I have no privileges to post there

I think there's some glitch in the matrix; I have a similar issue. (Hence my non-theist debate OPs have to go in the food and drink forum).

 

[danieldemol]

We should just evacuate the remaining Afghan troops. I would take em into my country

 

[Mock Turtle]

Another Vietnam for the USA - and all the other nations?

 

[Brickjectivity]

Apparently, 22 Afghan Special Forces commandos were executed after surrendering to the Taliban after a two-hour gun battle with Taliban fighters after expending all their ammo.

Wow they really don't know how to win. You don't execute people who surrender, because then nobody surrenders.

 

[Redemptionsong]

(IMO) The Taliban may take control of Afghanistan but the likelihood is that they will fail in their administration of the country. The result will be fragmentation and disillusionment. The Taliban will then evaporate, to be replaced by a new regime.

The best thing that democratic countries can do is contain the Taliban. They feed off violence and confrontation. They need to be turned inwards on themselves.

The message of Christian scripture is that good defeats evil.

 

[Epic Beard Man]

We should just evacuate the remaining Afghan troops. I would take em into my country

Right. Then let the Taliban take over and everything we fought and died for was for nothing. For sure, the Taliban take over will be complete. If we go with your plan the women, men, and children will be subject to the same extremism they once lived in and this time it'll be much worse.

 

[Epic Beard Man]

(IMO) The Taliban may take control of Afghanistan but the likelihood is that they will fail in their administration of the country. The result will be fragmentation and disillusionment. The Taliban will then evaporate, to be replaced by a new regime.

The best thing that democratic countries can do is contain the Taliban. They feed off violence and confrontation. They need to be turned inwards on themselves.

The message of Christian scripture is that good defeats evil.

I don't forsee that plan working. It didn't happen before. Islamic State tried to move in and that failed.

 

[Epic Beard Man]

Another Vietnam for the USA - and all the other nations?

I was thinking the same thing

 

[Epic Beard Man]

Wow they really don't know how to win. You don't execute people who surrender, because then nobody surrenders.

My best guess is that this execution was revenge for collaborating with westerners. You gotta understand, the United States and its allies like U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and others really kicked the crap out of the Taliban. Killed their spiritual leader in Bin Laden and kept them at bay. Unfortunately, the U.S. troops created a deadlier Hydra than we've ever seen before.

 

[Brickjectivity]

My best guess is that this execution was revenge for collaborating with westerners. You gotta understand, the United States and its allies like U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and others really kicked the crap out of the Taliban. Killed their spiritual leader in Bin Laden and kept them at bay. Unfortunately, the U.S. troops created a deadlier Hydra than we've ever seen before.

We made the mistake of not annexing the territory. Success means total victory. Congress and the presidents should have advised us that they were going to take that country as a territory, or we should not have gone in. Hindsight. In the past things looked differently. We thought we could help and not take over.

 

[Twilight Hue]

We should just evacuate the remaining Afghan troops. I would take em into my country

The general of the Afghan army is committed to eradicating the Taliban but no doubt it's a fight.

 

[Stevicus]

Although my intent was to actually put it in the politics section to emphasize our political influence upon the Afghan people throughout recent intent to drawback, apparently I have no privileges to post there so I figure considering this is a recently occurred event, this is just as good enough here. According to CNN, the Taliban boasts of controlling 85% of the Afghan territories. Apparently, 22 Afghan Special Forces commandos were executed after surrendering to the Taliban after a two-hour gun battle with Taliban fighters after expending all their ammo. Their fate was fixed and unfortunately lost their lives for it. I honestly see this conflict recycling itself over again. The only difference is, considering that Bin Laden is deceased we leave the Afghanistanian people there (again) to fend for themselves while the Taliban moves in to retake the whole country all over again.

Spoiler: Graphic Footage viewer discretion advised

If you're talking about the section entitled "The Political World," nobody can post there. Apparently, someone broke the board when they set up the DIR political forums so that people have to request the privilege of posting in "liberal only," "conservative only," etc.

And now they can't fix it because nobody knows how. It's kind of like Afghanistan.

 

[Epic Beard Man]

If you're talking about the section entitled "The Political World," nobody can post there. Apparently, someone broke the board when they set up the DIR political forums so that people have to request the privilege of posting in "liberal only," "conservative only," etc.

And now they can't fix it because nobody knows how. It's kind of like Afghanistan.

Daaaaaamn that was funny but true great analogy

 

[ADigitalArtist]

If you're talking about the section entitled "The Political World," nobody can post there. Apparently, someone broke the board when they set up the DIR political forums so that people have to request the privilege of posting in "liberal only," "conservative only," etc.

And now they can't fix it because nobody knows how. It's kind of like Afghanistan.

You're not wrong...
One of the perils of being volunteer IT for a long depricated web software.

 

[74x12]

Although my intent was to actually put it in the politics section to emphasize our political influence upon the Afghan people throughout recent intent to drawback, apparently I have no privileges to post there so I figure considering this is a recently occurred event, this is just as good enough here. According to CNN, the Taliban boasts of controlling 85% of the Afghan territories. Apparently, 22 Afghan Special Forces commandos were executed after surrendering to the Taliban after a two-hour gun battle with Taliban fighters after expending all their ammo. Their fate was fixed and unfortunately lost their lives for it. I honestly see this conflict recycling itself over again. The only difference is, considering that Bin Laden is deceased we leave the Afghanistanian people there (again) to fend for themselves while the Taliban moves in to retake the whole country all over again.

Spoiler: Graphic Footage viewer discretion advised

Apparently these were foreign fighters. Because the people didn't know their language.

Who is really behind this? I think someone tipped the Taliban off that they were there. Then the Afghani air force doesn't come to their aid either. Very suspicious.

 

[Kooky]

Wow they really don't know how to win. You don't execute people who surrender, because then nobody surrenders.

Yea, you put them in black sites where nobody can reach them, and torture them for years on end.

That's what a civilized, enlightened nation like the US would do, at least.

 

[Revoltingest]

All I can say is plenty of people warned that this will happen. Another warning is if you give the Taliban a new foothold, watch for world-wide terror attacks to play put all over again.

Still, it's not worth occupying a country on a permanent basis
just to prevent some terrorism. Long ago it was time to leave.

 

[Kooky]

We made the mistake of not annexing the territory.

And do what, make it the 51st US state? Or a colony like the Philippines, back in 1899? That would have been an even more absurd pipe dream than the "nation building" ideas the Neocons in the Bush administration had at the time.