On: We live in Aleppo, here’s how we survive

[nyolfen]

this is a dishonest portrayal of events. the arab fighters in afghanistan were not supported by the US and were an extremely marginal presence to begin with. you could make a case for elements of the taliban having links to US support years prior to its establishment, but not AQ affiliates.

[M_Grey → nyolfen]

the arab fighters in afghanistan were not supported by the US and were an extremely marginal presence to begin with.

You mean, until we sent the CIA in to train them, fund them, and arm them with Stinger missiles?

[nyolfen → M_Grey]

we did not train, fund or arm the arab fighters. we trained, funded and armed local afghan mujahideen.