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Afghan schoolgirls are finishing sixth grade in tears. Under Taliban rule, their education is over (apnews.com)

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[-] Flyberius@hexbear.net 27 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

That's current funding. Who funded their startup back in the 80s?

[-] somename@hexbear.net 22 points 8 months ago

Surely not the CIA!

[-] Wilshire@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago

Although the mujahideen were aided by the Pakistani, American, British, Chinese and Saudi governments, the mujahideen's primary source of funding was private donors and religious charities throughout the Muslim world—particularly in the Persian Gulf. Jason Burke recounts that "as little as 25% of the money for the Afghan jihad was actually supplied directly by states."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mujahideen

[-] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 19 points 8 months ago

I'm glad that the CIA has a good record of making it's charitable funding expenditures public information

[-] Dolores@hexbear.net 13 points 8 months ago

that's not the exonerating testimony you think it is. 25% of the money, to say nothing of the proportion of arms, logistical or political support is a substantial contribution to a project that has locked Afghanistan in warlordism for 45 fucking years

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