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telesur — As Afghan War Turns 16, Taliban Says It Will ‘Break the Horns’ of ‘Imperialist’ US

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“The political analysts and inexperienced generals of U.S. leaders thought that Afghanistan was a bite-sized meal which can readily be devoured and added to their list of colonies” on October 7, 2001, when Occupation Enduring Freedom was launched, the Taliban said on its English-language website. “However, they were unaware that this valiant nation has broken the horns of every invading force and thrown them into the sinkhole of history.”  “Afghanistan—where empires go to die.” ― Mike Malloy Alexander, Britain, the USSR, now the US?telesurAs Afghan War Turns 16, Taliban Says It Will 'Break the Horns' of 'Imperialist' US

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“The political analysts and inexperienced generals of U.S. leaders thought that Afghanistan was a bite-sized meal which can readily be devoured and added to their list of colonies” on October 7, 2001, when Occupation Enduring Freedom was launched, the Taliban said on its English-language website. “However, they were unaware that this valiant nation has broken the horns of every invading force and thrown them into the sinkhole of history.”
 “Afghanistan—where empires go to die.” ― Mike Malloy

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