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Originally Posted by Martin
The Taliban and Rebel fighters in Iraq held off the Americans. You know the American also lost in Vietnam right?
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The Taliban had done to Afghanistan what IS have done to Northern Iraq and parts of Syria when a power vacuum occurred after the departure of the Soviets. This left the average citizen in the hands of violent radical extremists.
The "Rebel Fighters" in Iraq actually didn't hold of the Americans, all they did was make areas of northern Iraq and outer Baghdad unliveable, this was essentially the group that was called Al Qaeda in Iraq which has morphed into IS.
Refugees poured out of Afghanistan in the 1980's and refugees poured out of Iraq in the 90's and 2000's. Australia was one of many countries that took these refugees.
The average citizen has no means to stay and fight against such destruction.