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The Russians lost badly - But it was a proxy war in the cold war with UK and US providing support to the Mujahideen, who, with a little help from Pakistan, spawned the Taliban.
Brezhnev overplayed his hand, yes, and other foreign interference kept the pot boiling.
The 'new' Taliban say that they are different and have changed in 20 years - For an organisation that lives in the 7th century (albeit with 20th century kit) what difference is the odd 20 years likely to make?
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The Mad Landsman
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