ISIS declares war on the Taliban

[SportsGuy41017]

Islamic State declares war on Taliban as it takes control of large amounts of Afghanistan | World | News | Daily Express

[jericho]

Jv vs varsity

[John Anthony]

Which side do we arm?

[SportsGuy41017]

Which side do we arm?

 

Just make some popcorn and sit back and watch the fun.

[doubledeuce]

Perfect example of what we should do in the Middle East....just sit back and let them kill each other...after they win another group will come along and kill the current group in charge...This has been going on for thousands of years and it is not going to stop anytime soon!

[75center]

Which side do we arm?

 

Both, give each everything they need to destroy each other!

[NKY Bandit]

Yikes. Maybe the Donald does know something other than how to get rich.

[theguru]

Does anyone know how ISIS and the Taliban stack up against each other?

[kygirl]

Does anyone know how ISIS and the Taliban stack up against each other?

This an excerpt from the cited article:

 

ISIS would be well advised to note history’s lessons as they begin to wade into battle in Afghanistan. Afghanistan has earned its reputation as “The Graveyard of Empires” for centuries of battle against invaders: its wars against the ancient Greek armies of Alexander, the forces of Great Britain in the 19th century, and the Soviet occupation in the 1980s. The Afghan people are a nation that thrives off of coalescing to battle invasions and external threats. Many recent battles waged by the Afghan military have burgeoned the hope of both Afghans and the world that the fight for the future of the country is in capable hands with the Afghan Army.

 

Lost amidst all of the hand-wringing over ISIS in Iraq has been the apparent growth of ANSF in Afghanistan. Afghans are not Iraqis, and the Taliban are not the Iraqi military. ISIS is prancing merrily into a meat grinder. Many of us will no doubt be spending time happily toasting news of mutual destruction between the two groups. Many will be cheering if the “Graveyard of Empires” seeks to add “Graveyard of Caliphates” to its lengthy historical resume. If there is a silver lining to the recent insurgent push in Afghanistan, it has been the willingness of the Afghan Army and other security service personnel to absorb casualties, return to the battlefield, and punch back.

 

 

 

Read more: Thunderdome: ISIS VS. Taliban in Afghanistan, ANSF Takes the Fight to Both | SOFREP

[mexitucky]

Which side do we arm?

 

Taliban. The US had made so much money off of the opium trade that they can't lose those fields to ISIS. They will lose a major source of military funding...Allegedly.