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Taliban & USA alliance is nothing new.
- The Taliban
- Afghan Army
- U.S. Airforce
- Opium & Marijuana farmers
- Afghan villagers who preferred Pashtunwali over Shariah
All united in cooperation to fight and expel ISKP from Nangarhar/Kunar.
afghanistan-analysts.org
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Taliban & USA alliance is nothing new.
- The Taliban
- Afghan Army
- U.S. Airforce
- Opium & Marijuana farmers
- Afghan villagers who preferred Pashtunwali over Shariah
All united in cooperation to fight and expel ISKP from Nangarhar/Kunar.
afghanistan-analysts.org
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Taliban and Afghan Government strike a deal (Spring 2019)
Taliban and Afghan Government strike a deal (Spring 2019)
3/13
Afghan Army/Government provided safe passage, transportation, and even logistics for the Taliban in their fight against ISKP.
Afghan Army/Government provided safe passage, transportation, and even logistics for the Taliban in their fight against ISKP.
4/13
U.S. airstrikes targeted ISKP and avoided the Taliban due to the Doha Deal agreement of the Taliban fighting ISKP on behalf of the USA.
U.S. airstrikes targeted ISKP and avoided the Taliban due to the Doha Deal agreement of the Taliban fighting ISKP on behalf of the USA.
5/13
Taliban celebrated victory as their own achievement, while hiding that they receive support from the USA in their fight against ISKP.
Taliban celebrated victory as their own achievement, while hiding that they receive support from the USA in their fight against ISKP.
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7/13
Taliban are the ones that broke the agreed upon ceasefire between ISKP and the Taliban, which included the agreement to only fight against the Afghan Army and Foreign Forces.
Taliban are the ones that broke the agreed upon ceasefire between ISKP and the Taliban, which included the agreement to only fight against the Afghan Army and Foreign Forces.
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The Afghan villagers that helped the Taliban and Afghan Army to fight ISKP, were angry that ISKP established Sharia law, and preferred to keep Pashtunwali tribal laws instead.
The Afghan villagers that helped the Taliban and Afghan Army to fight ISKP, were angry that ISKP established Sharia law, and preferred to keep Pashtunwali tribal laws instead.
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So they sought the support of the Afghan Army to fight against ISKP and establishment of Shariah law.
So they sought the support of the Afghan Army to fight against ISKP and establishment of Shariah law.
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Summary
Summary
11/13
Clip from a documentary admitting that the Afghan Army, U.S. Airforce and Taliban cooperated to fight against ISKP.
youtube.com
Clip from a documentary admitting that the Afghan Army, U.S. Airforce and Taliban cooperated to fight against ISKP.
youtube.com
12/13
Washington Post - "Our secret Taliban Air Force - Inside the clandestine U.S. campaign to help our longtime enemy defeat lSlS."
washingtonpost.com
Washington Post - "Our secret Taliban Air Force - Inside the clandestine U.S. campaign to help our longtime enemy defeat lSlS."
washingtonpost.com
13/13
New York Times - "An unusual truce between the government and the Taliban has kept lSlS out of one former stronghold."
nytimes.com
New York Times - "An unusual truce between the government and the Taliban has kept lSlS out of one former stronghold."
nytimes.com
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