Afghanistan and the Taliban
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The Taliban Grew Organically in the Fift Months
The idea as propagated that the taliban were a creation of the pakistan intelligence services, and that they were a puppet of pakistan. But it sounds, from what you're saying, that it was a much more organic movement. The taliban grew organically in the fist months. When they took control of the border crossings between the provinces of condahar and helmand with pakestan, i immediately noticed several things happening in in quick succession. And suddenly, basicaly lucking. There is more money exchanging good hands. And the economy of queta in pakesta boomed.
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