Thread: News US drops largest non-nuclear bomb in Afghanistan
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Old 04-13-2017, 11:11 AM  
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Achin is home to the Shinwari tribe, one of the largest Pashtun tribes. It was a stronghold of the Mujaheddin during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.
Weren't these guys the pals of the USA ? A bit like the "rebels " in Syria ....
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