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Afghan women ‘banned from hearing each other’ in bizarre new Taliban rule (www.independent.co.uk)
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[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This is not really true:

While it is true that American-made vehicles, weapons, and other supplies have fallen into the Taliban's hands, the value of this equipment has been wildly exaggerated as rumors and memes circulated on social media.

[–] TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 10 points 3 days ago

No, I mean we spend a decade forming and training a formal afghan military specifically to prevent the taliban from taking over the country, and they folded in less than 48 hours