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Just FYI, Taliban was the creation of Pakistani military intelligence to fight Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in the 80's and funded by the CIA.
Just FYI, Taliban was the creation of Pakistani military intelligence to fight Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in the 80's and funded by the CIA.
... and therefore it's the Soviets who are responsible for the resulting horrific crimes? Or did you have a different point?
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... and therefore it's the Soviets who are responsible for the resulting horrific crimes? Or did you have a different point?
Do we need to have a point behind each fact? is there a point behind each Wikipedia article?
But in any case, thanks to your information I've concluded that it's the Soviets who are responsible for the crimes of the Taliban.
>You know, sitting on the beach in Greece with friends I've heard people complaining that because we had a financial crisis they miss some of the comforts they used to have. I am like, "Come on! Enjoy your life and health. You are eating sardines and drinking Ouzo by the beach. We are free, we have good friends around and we laugh - this is what people are supposed to do."
>Don't concentrate only on work, stressful and bad things in your life. Concentrate instead on creating good moments and being around good people, because life is so beautiful.
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Do we need to have a point behind each fact? is there a point behind each Wikipedia article?
Generally yes, there tends to be an ulterior motive behind the statement of tangentially related facts on discussions of news stories. But in any case, thanks to your information I've concluded that it's the Soviets who are responsible for the crimes of the Taliban.
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Generally yes, there tends to be an ulterior motive behind the statement of tangentially related facts on discussions of news stories. But in any case, thanks to your information I've concluded that it's the Soviets who are responsible for the crimes of the Taliban.
Generally we expect people to downvote comments which are wrong, not the ones they disagree with - but who am I kidding?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Generally yes, there tends to be an ulterior motive behind the statement of tangentially related facts on discussions of news stories. But in any case, thanks to your information I've concluded that it's the Soviets who are responsible for the crimes of the Taliban.
Generally we expect people to downvote comments which are wrong, not the ones they disagree with - but who am I kidding?
To people from better off part of the world, luxury hotels in third-world countries are, almost as a rule, a magnet for trouble: petty crimes, robberies, encounters with mafia, and, as was in that case, an armed assault.
Amazing read. Happy that he made it out. Loved the closing comment as well (I wonder why everyone of us can't live like this without going through a NDE, I myself am a guilty party): >You know, sitting on the beach in Greece with friends I've heard people complaining that because we had a financial crisis they miss some of the comforts they used to have. I am like, "Come on! Enjoy your life and health. You are eating…