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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic
What bewilders me is how strong and/or popular the Taliban have remained, given their cruel repressive fundamentalism.
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Many were driven to it as a way to fight against their country being invaded. Removing foreign military presence will likely undercut that recruiting incentive and with a focus shifting from fighting the u.s. to domestic issues, there could be an organic turn of the tide against extremist groups. It's not like we can just put the cat back in the bag, but it might starve and die.