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>Kurdish militants fire mortars at ”observation point of de-escalation zone” in Idlib, near Afrin, no injuries reported
>SAA continue clean up OPs in DeZ, capturing large amount of chemical materials, ammunition
>Tiger forces liberate Tishreen village west of Al-Salyeah after heavy clashes with ISIS
>Iran says Arab League statement condemning them and Hezbollah, "full of lies" and product of Saudi "pressure and propaganda."
>Lebanese president appeared to defend Hezbollah as necessary to resist Israel after Arab League statement accused the group of terrorism
>Iraq’s Supreme Federal Court ruled Monday that the Sep 25 Kurdish independence referendum was unconstitutional and results void
>Israeli minister reveals long rumored covert contacts with Saudi Arabia amid common concerns over Iran
>KSA and Arab allies push for unity against Iran, Hezbollah "meddling" in Cairo emergency meeting
>Palestinians say they won't be blackmailed by U.S. threat to close PLO office in attempt to force peace negotiations with Israel
>Lebanon's Hariri to visit Egypt on Tuesday to meet with Egyptian President Sisi
>USAF targeted drug producing facilities in Afghanistan for first time under new strategy aimed at cutting Taliban funding

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first?

kurdish independence and the balkinisation of the middle east can only happen if turkey is out of nato, since it would require turkey to be divided into turk and kurdish held areas.

if u think about it, erdo is such a roach that he can be made to do self destructive things - like leave nato, on the basis that he and ataturk are presented as enemies at nato exercises.

smoking or not, this could be how it all goes down.

whoohoo i gots me a first

Death to America!

Reposting for German poster
>comfy footage of the syrian army casually bombing Kabul, the last city hold by the IS in Syria.

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>Liberation of Abu Kamal
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>A source for Sputnik: The Sochi Conference on Syrian National Dialogue will be held on 2 December and will continue for two days
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one of the reason i vote for dear REİS is accelerationism

he institutionally fucks t*rkey, Biji Erdo

VOICE OF THE REVOLUTIONARIES

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>Iranian UAV neutralizes ISIS outpost near Al-Bukamal, Deir Ezzor

> Part of channel(s): Syria (current event)
>The war media team released a
battleground footage emerges moment of an airstrike conducted by allies’ combat drone, targeting ISIS checkpoint located on T2 – Al-Bukamal highway, in Deir Ezzor.Few days ago, the Syrian Army and allies repelled ISIS offensive in the eastern perimeter of the vital T2 oil pumping station.

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>Reposting for Pingu

Old coins and artifacts being sold in the black market in idlibistan.
>#Syria #Idlib When you are into jihad, archeology and business. A Silver Tetradrachm of Lysimachus ( +-280 BC )
1000 $.
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>Seeing a growing number of ex / current fighters ( including hardcore Jihadists) popping up into this "market" in the last 6 months.
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>Afghan Ministry of Defence informs that 5 insurgents were killed and 2 arrested in the ongoing Khogyani battle. Not specified whether IEA or ISKP. #Afghanistan
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>Khaama reports about both ISKP and Taliban casualties during yesterday's episode of this 3-way battle of Khogyani
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what is the general population's feeling about a reunification with bulgaria?

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>A source for Sputnik: The Sochi Conference on Syrian National Dialogue will be held on 2 December and will continue for two days


Foreign Ministers of Turkey, Iran and the Federation established Syrian matters in Turkish Antalya. This is the last preparation for meeting heads of these countries in Sochi. The head of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs speaks of serious progress in the "Syrian talks". One of the topics discussed was the non-participation of the Kurds from the "Congress of Dialogue"
>Iran, Turkey, RF
Reminds a similar format, eh?
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Day before the Presidents meeting in Sochi, talks will be held between the chiefs of the three countries. The aim is to determine the location of the observers in the province of Idlib
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Footage from Al-Mayadeen news Al-Bukamal liberation celebration

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>More from Padre

Some "terrorists" tried to enter Tanf area. Americans claim Islamic State and they've killed them.
Funny part is earlier, Americans called on Russian partners to make sure that the
incoming cars had no connection with the Russians or the "Syrian regime"
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>I was waiting for something like this, to see what Islamic State looks like from inside.
Tour of Akarabat HQ:
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we basically have installed govt by the Obama leftovers with the help of Soros who are fairly against Macedonia themselves.

It sucks that Trump haven't appointed an ambassador of his choice here tbqh.

>"We will seek friendship and goodwill with the nations of the world, but we do so with the understanding that it is the right of all nations to put their own interests first."

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From Pingu

>#Syria #Damascus Five members of a gang that smuggles weapons and drugs into the city of Damascus from Damascus countryside were caught, and 800,000 Keltagon pills and different type of
weapons were confiscated. They have admitted to the crimes.
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kek wtf

>#Syria #Damascus #EastGhouta #EasternGhouta #Harasta Early this morning #SRG Command lost contact with a storming group but contact has been restablished after the group was
>Ambushed by Militants - Here are the details #SyrianRepublicanGuard #RepublicanGuard
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but does the average macedonian want to keep macedonia independant or is looking forward being part of bulgaria?

Fuck you SA kike, it keeps coming!

>#Syria #DeirEzZor After closely monitoring #ISIS the #SAA #Tiger_Forces were able to storm and take control of one of the most important ISIS lairs in Deir Ez Zor CS - Tiger Forces Stormed well fortified Tunnels & Caves at Salhiyah & Keshmah Areas - The Tunnels extended for 1 KM
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>but does the average macedonian want to keep macedonia independant

yes.

Do the Albos want to part of greater albania though?

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A civilian was killed and material damage was caused on Monday due to the armed groups’ rocket attacks on Damascus in a new violation of the de-escalation zones agreement in Eastern Ghouta.

>Damascus Police Command told SANA that the armed groups fired a rocket shell, which landed on one of the citizens’ houses in Khaled Bin al-Waleed street in Damascus, killing a civilian and causing material damage to the place.

>another shell fell in Arnous Square in Damascus, causing material damage but no casualties.

>the army units carried out intensive strikes against the terrorist positions in Eastern Ghouta from which they are targeting the residential neighborhoods, destroying their launcher pads and inflicting heavy losses upon the terrorists in personnel.

>sana.sy/en/?p=118685
Army regains control over Shkhaiter village in Hama countryside
Army units operating in Hama province made a new significant advancement in eradicating Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists from al-Sa’an area establishing control over Shkhaiter village 82 km to the northeast of Hama city.

over the past few hours, army units, in cooperation with the supporting forces, expanded operations against Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists in the northeastern countryside of the province to target Jabhat al-Nusra hotbeds in Shkhaiter village.

army units and the supporting forces broke into the terrorists’ dens in the village from different directions, and they engaged in violent clashes with them, leaving scores of terrorists dead and others injured, while their remnants fled away to the neighboring villages.

The fleeing terrorists pulled up the bodies of the killed terrorists from the streets of the village in an attempt to cover the heavy losses inflicted upon them in the personnel and equipment.

The army engineering units combed the whole village and dismantled tens of explosive devices and mines

of course. It's what they wanted since the beginning of the 90s. Our politicians are spineless cucks ever since our independence tbqh

>Lavrov: Joint Investigative Mechanism on Syria acted shamefully
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Baku, SANA- Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, affirmed on Monday that the OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism on Syria “has worked in a shameful way” depending in its conclusions on data proposed by nongovernmental institutions, some of which linked to terrorists.

In a speech on Monday before Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy, Lavrov said that Mechanism acted in a shameful way, and instead of sending its experts to the sites of the chemical incidents, it only depended on video recordings handed over to it by nongovernmental organizations working on the ground, which have been involved with extremists and even with terrorists.

He added that the US and Britain are trying to impose their decisions on extending the JIM mandate in unethical ways, wondering how senior diplomats use such immoral methods.

Lavrov reiterated that Moscow called for preventing the use of terrorists to achieve short-term goals, saying that fighting terrorism entails exerting joint international efforts, and that Russia and Azerbaijan are willing to make the task of combating terrorism very far from the double standards.

He added “We know how the terrorist groups such as al-Qaeda and Daesh (ISIS) terrorist organizations have been formed, and it is a huge mistake to think that we can use these groups with the aim of toppling any regime.”

>US-led Coalition has not given up the double-dealing with terrorists in Syria, Russian diplomat
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Geneva, SANA- Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Office and Other International Organizations in Geneva, Alexey Borodavkin said Monday that the alleged US-led coalition has not given up the double-dealing with terrorists in Syria.

“In violation of UN Security Council resolutions, the funding of armed jihadists from abroad continues,” Russian TASS News Agency quoted Borodavkin as saying, adding that “The US-led Western coalition has never given up the double-dealing with terrorists in Syria.”

On November 14, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the operation to liberate the city of al-Boukamal carried by Syrian Arab Army backed by the Russian Aerospace Forces had revealed direct interaction between the US-led coalition and Daesh (ISIS) and support offered to it by this coalition.

In a relevant context, Borodavkin underlined that essentially, the opposition should adhere to at the talks are visible,” the diplomat said. “These are support for the cessation of hostilities and the de-escalation zones, commitment to the fight against Daesh and Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organizations and willingness to hold talks with the Syrian government on the aspects of the political reform under UN Security Council Resolution 2254 and abandoning any preconditions.
“Our partners from among ‘Syria’s friends’ are gradually getting back to reality, they are reviewing their unrealistic approaches,” he explained. “This is primarily due to the fact that the Syrian armed forces backed by Russia’s Aerospace Forces have actually defeated Daesh in Syria winning major victories at Aleppo, Deir Ezzor and al-Boukamal, he went on to say.”

lol wtf .it's supposed to say
mary mother of the light
following your path and protect you

Makes sense. What's the chances of you having your own little kosovo split?

How much of the population believes in the macedonia is helenic?
also how much of the pop wants to annex Thessaloníki?

>Iran, EU hold high-level talks amid Trump's threats
Iran and the EU have started their third round of high-level talks following the 2016 implementation of a nuclear deal between the Islamic Republic and world countries.

Helga Schmid, the EU’s deputy political director, met Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Tehran Monday to discuss issues of mutual interest, the state news agency IRNA reported.

Iran and the EU have already held two rounds of high-level negotiations in Tehran and Brussels, addressing economy and commerce, energy, environment, transportation, human rights, higher education, research and technology, culture, and regional developments.

In her visit to Tehran, Schmid is accompanied by EU Special Representative for Human Rights Stavros Lambrinidis, the European Commission’s Director General for International Cooperation and Development Stefano Manservisi, and the Commission’s Director General for Energy Dominique Ristori.

As part of the third round, the two sides will attend a seminar titled, International Nuclear Cooperation: Expectations and Responsibilities, in Isfahan on Tuesday.
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>Riyadh cancels official’s visit to Berlin over criticism
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Saudi Arabia has canceled a visit by one of its senior officials to Berlin, a day after recalling its ambassador to the country in protest at the German foreign minister’s criticism of Riyadh.

Spiegel Online said the official had been supposed to visit the German capital later this week and discuss with German Foreign Ministry officials the issue of humanitarian aid in Yemen.

Saudi Arabia has been bombing Yemen since 2015 to restore its favorite regime to power. More than 12,000 people have been killed and the country has been plunged into a harrowing humanitarian crisis.

Saudi Arabia recalled its ambassador to Berlin on Sunday to express its protest at comments made by German Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel.

During a joint press conference with his Lebanese counterpart Gebran Bassil in Berlin on Friday, Gabriel expressed doubt over whether Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri was free enough to leave Saudi Arabia.

>Iran: Saudi-drafted Arab League statement full of lies, worthless
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The spokesman of Iran's Foreign Ministry has described as “worthless” the closing statement of the latest Arab League foreign ministers’ meeting in Cairo, emphasizing that the statement was “full of lies and distortions.”

“In line with the policies of the Zionist regime [of Israel] to intensify differences in the region and to divert [the attention of] Muslim nations and states away from the continued occupation of Palestine as the main issue of the Islamic Ummah, Saudi Arabia has succeeded through pressure as well as extensive political and propagandistic hue and cry to have a statement that is full of lies and distortions be issued in the name of foreign ministers of the Arab League,” Bahram Qassemi said on Monday.

On Sunday, the Arab League foreign ministers held an extraordinary general meeting in the Egyptian capital at the request of Saudi Arabia. At the end of the meeting, the participants issued a statement accusing Iran of interfering in the internal affairs of the countries in the region and pursuing aggressive policies against Arab states.

Qassemi dismissed the resolution as “worthless” and urged Saudi Arabia to “immediately end its savage aggression” against the Yemeni Arab people so that the Yemeni civilians, particularly women and children, would no longer be affected by the “flames of their spite.”

>Schmid
Ew

>What is your take on Benazir Bhutto? Was she a quality Prime Minister or no? I know she was "modernizing" the country and allegedly fighting for women's rights, but had corruption problems as well. I know that the TTP was blamed for her death but that AQ claimed responsibility, what are your thoughts?
Benazir Bhutto like her father Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was a shrewd politician but not good leader. Her tenure as was full of corruption, nepotism and what not. When she returned she promised alot of things if she was elected but those who had seen her earlier government knew that it was all hot air and nothing was going to change. Her killing was carried out by TTP but there real responsibility of her death resides not with them or General Musharraf (as many like to blame him for not providing adequate security) but with her husband he called off the guards who were protecting her vehicle, despite the intelligence services warning that there is a threat on her life and to take every precautionary measure possible. Most importantly it was him that got most out of her death. He became the president and ruined the country. Apologies for the late reply I had to go out for some work.

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Ljupco Georgievski was actually given something similar. Giving parts of Western Macedonia (which are predominantly Albanian) to Albania in exchange for the territories around the Ohrid lake which belong to Albania. This deal was secret of course, and most Macedonians actually were pretty neutral about it.

>How much of the population believes in the macedonia is helenic?
Not helenic but separate old culture which was mixed a shit ton of times (Ancient Macedonian kingdom, Rome, Ottoman empire, various other occupations, influences and propaganda (during and shortly after WW2)

>how much of the pop wants to annex Thessaloníki?
only the 'hardcore' patriots. It's kind of a meme here.

Results from a recent UN votes. Both are "deep gonsern" about human rights. Vote about Iran.

i see
also how does the average macedonian see bulgaria? do they see them as different or like brother?
same question for greece

And about Crimea.

>her husband he called off the guards who were protecting her vehicle, despite the intelligence services warning that there is a threat on her life and to take every precautionary measure possible. >Most importantly it was him that got most out of her death. He became the president and ruined the country.
So it was deliberate on his part or negligence?

>Apologies for the late reply I had to go out for some work.
No problem, I knew you would get back to it.

>The head of the Russian Orthodox church, Patriarch Kirill, said Monday that the end of the world is approaching, the state-run RIA Novosti news agency reports.

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>India, Vietnam, Oman, Indonesia

Nice

Good

deliberate so he could keep his hands clean by not being directly responsible

Persian women are the most beautiful.

Nah

the face looks like a brazillian transexual and so does the legs
wtf?

SOON

>Kirill told congregants that the coming apocalypse "is already visible to the naked eye.”
>Check source
>чeлoвeчecтвo вхoдит в "кpитичecкий пepиoд paзвития", и этo виднo нeвoopyжeнным глaзoм.
>What he actually said
>Humanity is entering "Critical development period" and it is visible to the naked eye.
>"""Journalism"""

same thing init

how about "the abyss of the end of history"

Nobody cares what this corrupt criminal cocksucking commie said.

>instagram.com/nohar_batit/
SAkike is this your new method of hasbara? posting ugly jews with name of (((The Eternal Persian)))?

"Woah gotta be careful there now" vs "APOCALYPSES IN 30 MINUTES"
Not meant in any religious / prophesy / or any other context that would justify
>The head of the Russian Orthodox church, Patriarch Kirill, said Monday that the end of the world is approaching

SAAkike

>also how does the average macedonian see bulgaria?
The average mood here is yes, we have similar language and culture, and general respect for the countries (same with Serbia) but the fact is also that all three countries (Serbia, Macedonia and Bulgaria) have different history/heritage. The difference also is that we became an actual independent country far after Serbia and Bulgaria (after many previous futile attempts too). And everybody here likes that.

>do they see them as different or like brother?
In general sense they see them as different but with many similarities respectfully.

>Status: deported

>respectfully
meant respectively

my weapon's knowledge>your weapon's knowledge

and what about greece?

Many of his supporters say it was negligence or deflect it others but it was deliberate. Many old members of the Pakistan Peoples Party, the ones who the party joined under Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, came out and openly blamed Asif Ali Zardari as they knew he was wanted to bring the entire party and the Bhutto families lands and wealth under his control. They didnot dare do this before because they were afraid for their lives. Zardari even sidelined his wife's family through threats so they cannot make any claim of the wealth. But now since he cant hold any seat of power due corruption charges against him he is grooming his son to take his place. And he does this by promoting the idea that his son is the one who carries the legacy of the Bhutto family and is real heir to Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.

And does his son seem like he will have any success in politics?

No actual arguments or disagreements except the name dispute. That's simply it. The name. I personally don't think a country should change it's name in order to enter some organizations (NATO/EU). I just think it's simply unfair and ridiculous price to pay putting the different major factors for membership aside -
like the 2% of the military budget, bettering the judiciary system etc. They can call us what they want, it's their problem. The current spineless govt doesn't agree with this.

sheeiiit

hmm that's an interesting way to look at things. but russia and china might step in. kurdistan might happen but I am not so sure about constantinopole

i see
thanks for the insights

no problem

ben voyons

PPP has a strong following in Sindh outside of that they have zero to very little influence. So I dont see a him or his party gaining a majority in the next elections. Ofcourse this does not include the possibility that the major parties band together as in form a coalition in case no party gains a majority in the next elections to protect themselves as the supreme court is going after all of them based on the corruption charges.

>he thinks that by being a faransaboo, France will take him back
no

Putin cares

when a religious person says "the abyss of the end of history" he's talking about the apocalypse

and he's not wrong

RARE

sheeeeet nibba

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>thinks i want to get back into france's narrowness and degeneracy
do you want your (possible futur)children to become commie lgbt friendly degenerates?

Thanks for the insight Pingu, been meaning to ask you about Benazir Bhutto for some time but kept forgetting.

>Pootin
The only thing this manlet cares is how to suck mudslimes's cock deeper.

at this rate they'll probably be inghimasi in the caliphate of faransa

>U.S., Afghan forces strike opium factories to curb Taliban funds
(Reuters) - U.S. and Afghan forces have launched joint attacks on Taliban opium factories to try to curb the insurgent group's economic lifeline, officials from both countries said on Monday.

U.S. Army General John Nicholson showed videos at a press conference of targeted aerial strikes against what he described as Taliban drug factories.

"Last night we conducted strikes in northern Helmand to hit the Taliban where it hurts, in their narcotics financing," said Nicholson, flanked by Afghan Army Lieutenant General Mohammad Sharif Yaftali.

The southern province of Helmand suffers heavy fighting and is the single-largest producer of opium.


Opium production in Afghanistan reached record highs this year, up 87 percent on last year, the United Nations said last week.

The U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said output of opium made from poppy seeds in Afghanistan, the world’s main source of heroin, stands at around 9,000 metric tons this year.

UNODC has warned in the past that Kabul's weakening grip on security was contributing to a collapse in eradication efforts.

>CONT....,

me>you

>NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING

Nearly half of Afghan opium is processed, or refined into morphine or heroin, before it is trafficked out of the country, according to U.S. and Afghan officials.

"We're determined to tackle criminal economy and narcotics trafficking with full force," said Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Twitter.

Nicholson said the attacks were part of U.S. President Donald Trump's new policy toward Afghanistan as he boosts troop numbers.

The four-star general showed one video of an F-22 fighter jet dropping 250-pound bombs on two buildings, emphasizing that a nearby third building was left unscathed.

U.S. troops have long been accused of causing unnecessary collateral damage and civilian deaths. The United States says it takes every precaution to avoid civilian casualties.

The United Nations said at least 10 civilians may have been killed by a strike in Kunduz earlier this month, contradicting a U.S. investigation that found no civilian deaths.

unfair competition

You're welcome US baker.

regardless of putin, it is significant.

the story was reported by state media; tens of millions of Russians are Orthodox.

and careful with that edge. putin's hounds can sniff you out and cut you down

this is so against the NAP

>W-we'll get them t-this time for real guise, PROMISE!

U.S. general sets two-year goal for driving back Afghan Taliban


(Reuters) - The top U.S. general in Afghanistan said on Monday he believes he could help Afghan forces drive back the Taliban enough to control at least 80 percent of the country within two years, compared with about two-thirds today.

General John Nicholson, citing counter-insurgency doctrine, said gaining 80 percent control of the country would represent a turning point in the 16-year-old conflict, which has become the longest U.S war.

"This we believe is the critical mass necessary to drive the enemy to irrelevance, meaning they're living in these remote outlying areas, or they reconcile, or they die," Nicholson told a Pentagon news briefing via video conference from Afghanistan.

His remarks carried echoes of a U.S.-led strategy that began in 2009 and was accompanied by a massive surge in U.S. forces, which peaked in 2011 at more than 100,000 troops.

Many areas that were regained during U.S.-led operations eventually reverted to Taliban control when Western forces turned them over to the Afghans.


The U.S. military presence is just a fraction of its peak levels today. President Donald Trump sent an additional 3,000 troops to Afghanistan in recent weeks, bringing the total number of U.S. troops to about 14,000.

The Pentagon is also directing more and more intelligence assets and firepower to the country as gains against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria free up resources for Afghanistan.

>CONT........

That has allowed for a major increase in U.S. air strikes, which Nicholson said reached their highest level this year since 2012.

Still, Taliban control of the country remains roughly steady against last year, Nicholson acknowledged.

As of August, 13 percent of the 407 districts in Afghanistan were under Taliban control or influence, compared with 11 percent in February, according to a report released last month by the U.S. government watchdog, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR).

Many analysts, as well as current and former U.S. officials, believe that Afghanistan's war cannot be won militarily, particularly when the Taliban benefit from safe-havens in Pakistan.

Trump has articulated a harder policy toward Pakistan in recent months, but U.S. officials say they have not yet seen a meaningful shift by Islamabad against insurgents using Pakistan as a hub for attacks in Afghanistan.

The Afghan army also suffers from deep structural problems, including high casualty rates, rampant illiteracy, corruption and a frequent lack of tribal ties to areas where they are sent to fight.

Still, in Nicholson's view, getting Afghan forces to hold 80 percent of the country's population would leave the Taliban with less than 10 percent control.

"Maybe the rest is contested," he said.


One way that Nicholson hopes to increase pressure on the Taliban is to curb their financing, and he showed videos to Pentagon reporters of U.S. strikes in recent days against Taliban opium factories.

He cited estimates of between 400 and 500 opium factories in Afghanistan.

Afghan opium production reached record highs this year, up 87 percent from last year, the United Nations said last week.

The U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said output of opium made from poppies in Afghanistan, the world’s main source of heroin, stands at around 9,000 metric tons this year.

> it is significant.
No, oh god, no.
>tens of millions of Russians are Orthodox
"Orthodox" you mean. People who never went to church counts as orthodox here.
Religious christians here despise Kirill. Whole ROC organisation is a joke.

They are burning the only viable source of income for the Afghan people because all other has been destroyed due to war. All they are doing is pissing them off more.

Isnt he the dude that tried to turn the Church into another cucked Catholic Vatican II?

>2 years
>already been there for 16

Don't worry.
In 3 years time they will only need another 3 years and 50,000 troops to drive back the Taliban.

>Religious christians here despise Kirill. Whole ROC organisation is a joke.

makes sense. same with the pope. in this degenerate age, crooks have become rulers of men; political, spiritual, etc.

the whole thing is a write-off

youtube.com/watch?v=K1VLaXoRRdk

he's not wrong about the apocalypse

soon

Didnt osama bin laden claim their tactic was to bankrupt the US through unending unwinnable conflict in the Middle East?