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752 Oh, fun fact: Taliban now controls more of Afghanistan than they did back in 2001 before we invaded.

Posted by: publius on A♠

h/t publius on A♠
Twenty years ago
Bruno Maçães @MacaesBruno, Twitter, Aug 15, 2021 (0:31)

Twenty years ago
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— Bruno Maçães (@MacaesBruno) August 15, 2021

191 This just gets more and more bizarre...

@Techno_Fog

To confirm Fox reporting -

We asked Biden Press Secretary Jen Psaki for comment about Afghanistan.

Here the actual automated response: "I will be out of the office from August 15th-August 22nd."

https://twitter.com/Techno_Fog/status/1427092212618305536

Posted by: Tami on A♠

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