the americans weren't violently overthrown and curbstomped by the taliban, it was the other way around. the americans swiftly invaded the country, occupied it, and kept afghanistan under occupation for 20 years while the taliban were completely unable to do shit about it. what they then do is give up on the venture and go home, leaving a limited amount of remnant equipment (yes, that shit is a drop in the bucket to the american military budget), and the local allied forces to either switch sides or get raped by the taliban (because they are no longer backed by the americans). suggesting anything else is deluded thirdie cope.
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