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A little correction...
The Taliban was not supported by the US in the fight against the Soviet Union in the 80's. In fact, The Taliban
was a development after the Soviets had pulled out, and to my knowledge (correct me if I'm wrong) there was
no direct U.S. involvement with them. There _was_ American support for the mujaheddin(sic) , which roughly
translates as "freedom fighters". Most people may either remember this from either news reports (even when
I was a kid I was a news-junkie) or from that Rambo movie, either III or IV, I can't remember.
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zaddikim
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