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FalloutShelter

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2. At the end of th day, the Afghan people have to want this for themselves

Reply to calguy (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 13, 2021, 07:52 AM

Jul 2021

as much as we want for them. Over and over again, across centuries, they have proven that they do not.
They do not call Afghanistan the "Graveyard of Empire" for nothing.

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