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| Afghanistan |
| Taliban Think They Have Almost Won |
| 2021-04-01 |
| Best place this in April 1 Rantburg so people can read the whole thing free [NYTimes] The Taliban Think They Have Already Won, Peace Deal or Not "We have defeated the enemy." The international community is scrambling to secure peace in Afghanistan, but the Taliban believe they have the upper hand — and are saying as much. |
| Posted by:Lord Garth |
| #2 The Taliban are much like the Vietcong: all they have to do to win is survive. Last man standing and all that. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2021-04-01 12:55 |
| #1 They're correct but this is very old news. The Western political class has never wanted to defeat the Taliban, so they prevailed. |
| Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660 2021-04-01 06:45 |