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Taliban delighted that supply convoys have resumed.

asherbassad · 2012-08-02 12:57:03

To further compound the fact that the Afghanistan war is a farcical debacle (either that or it's just one massive money laundering exercise), the Taliban have expressed unbridled joy at the resumption of supply convoys from Pakistan. Robbing these convoys and/or taking massive payments from US/NATO/Private forces to allow…

02-08-2012 12:57pm

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asherbassad

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To further compound the fact that the Afghanistan war is a farcical debacle (either that or it's just one massive money laundering exercise), the Taliban have expressed unbridled joy at the resumption of supply convoys from Pakistan. Robbing these convoys and/or taking massive payments from US/NATO/Private forces to allow them through unmolested provides a large chunk of the Taliban's income.

http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/07/31/taliban_cheers_reopening_of_nato_supply_routes_counts_cash

Kind of makes a mockery out of the phrase "providing aid and comfort to the enemy".

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#2 02-08-2012 3:43pm

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Cool, how much money you stand to make?

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