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Originally Posted by Frownland
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.
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Yes, that's true about foreign intervention being a big rallying cry for the Taliban. I hope you're right about their popularity waning once the US are out. Unfortunately, any dwindling popularity for the Taliban may not result in their relaxing their grip on the country; I don't think the Taliban are swayed much by polls, opinion pieces in the newspapers, protesting students, etc.