Lone Candle
Champion of Truth
Pakistan supported the Taliban during its 20 year fight with the US and international partners, and then after the Taliban won, the Taliban and Pakistan went to war.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGgNFNRItXM
Why the US Lost in Afghanistan (w/Jon Lee Anderson, the Journalist Who Saw the Taliban Rise Twice)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huk5XUm2p34
The Taliban is facing serious challenges from multiple rebel groups.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3HD9w8uCow
A group in Pakistan with ties to the Taliban attacked Pakistan and want to give Pakistani territories to Afghanistan. Afghanistan doesn’t recognize the current border, which was drawn by the British and separates ethnic groups. Afghanistan’s other borders also separate groups, including Persians from Persia.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0X2rqzKTgM
“Since retaking power, the Taliban has banned certain music, barred women from parks, and now outlawed chess.”
https://reason.com/2025/06/03/the-taliban-banned-chess/
Taliban is dealing with difficult insurgencies and is still partnered with Al Qaeda.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDPIxTSoGRE
Trump made peace with the Taliban, stopped fighting with them directly, pulled out U.S. forces, leaving behind a rump force, and agreed to fully pull out during the next term, which ended up being Biden’s term, leaving Biden the choice of reneging on Trump’s deal and restarting the war directly with the Taliban which would require more troops, or pull out.
Hitler stole land with the threat of military force and with military force, Europe allowed it hoping Hitler would be satisfied. This history is reminiscent of Putin’s actions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZmB1eCiaNs
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/not-faint-hearted-taliban-embrace-170752486.html