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Well the Taliban still have some major sales appeal with Afghani Pashtuns (the majority ethnic group) and Pakistani Pashtuns. Mostly the rural "red staters" but it gives them a base of support. But they will be stuck at being tribal bandits without a major scale cash infusion. The Taliban did not control 75% of Afghanistan because they were that damn good, just they had that damn much of a bankroll which made up for things. But we have the ultamite carrot (our big pockets) and a much more powerful stick (our military) then they could hope to match.
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