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    8 months ago

    Central Asia may finally be stabilizing? The Taliban might not be your ideal government, but it’s a well-supported government in a region that’s dealt with way too much chaos and way too much bloodshed.

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      8 months ago

      At this point US military involvement is out of the question. If they get cash for minerals from Xi, they might get to some welfare state condition similar to Saudi with plenty of repression but at least some prosperity to show for it. Might be preferable to their current state.