#mustread

"The United States dropped more than 1,000 #bombs in a place it never needed to be. Instead of winning hearts and minds, the Americans unwittingly sowed the seeds of their own demise here in the Waygal Valley — just as it did in much of #Afghanistan — then stayed for years to reap the harvest"

@nytimes https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/world/europe/afghanistan-allies-enemies-nuristan-taliban.html?unlocked_article_code=1.hU4.Gq9b.5nwxv1Wzn8Hg&smid=url-share

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