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Talibs threaten to beat up Russia
The Taliban is condemning Russia for its support of the Afghan opposition and warned Mascow to stay out of Afghanistan's affairs. Russia "should learn a lesson from the past war, which resulted in the division of the Soviet Union," Taliban spokesman Mullah Amir Khan Muttaqi said. "If this time Russia interferes, it will be divided into more parts," Muttaqi said. He accused Russia of plotting with the Afghan opposition to divide Afghanistan. The Taliban didn't beat the Russians. The Soviet Union collapsing behind them did, combined with US Stinger missiles. It was Masood, the man the Taliban had assassinated just before Bin Laden's attack on the US, who held the Soviets off, while the Talibs were sitting in Afghanistan mumbling over their Korans. Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2001-10-30 |
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