# The Taliban **URL:** \ **Category:** Park Bench\ **Created:** [September 5, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392 "2021-09-05T16:13:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 9:59am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392/83 "2024-12-06T09:59:42Z")
A 94% reduction is effective stoppage. And the UN are not liars, you didn’t read the numbers. ---
**Author:** ![AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/u/AgeofGrace)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 10:04am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392/84 "2024-12-06T10:04:21Z")
> [@Reg](#): > > 94% reduction is effective stoppage. And the UN are not liars, you didn’t read the numbers. I read that the U.N. reported a 19% increase. Those are real numbers. ---
**Author:** ![Gundi](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/45deac/32.png) [@Gundi](https://bbad.com/u/Gundi)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 10:13am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392/85 "2024-12-07T10:13:07Z")
> [@Reg](#): > > [Taliban poppy ban is economic hit to farmers – DW – 12/06/2024](https://www.dw.com/en/taliban-poppy-ban-leaves-afghan-farmers-angry-and-jobless/a-70977767?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf) What really worries me is the notion about the call for international (Western) help. The West is that dumb. ---
**Author:** ![AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/u/AgeofGrace)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 10:40am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392/86 "2024-12-07T10:40:38Z")
> [@Gundi](#): > > What really worries me is the notion about the call for international (Western) help. The West is that dumb. The opium belongs to the C with an I and an A. so we have to help them. They own it, we fund it, the dumb use it. We are that captured. ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 6:03pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392/87 "2024-12-07T18:03:56Z")
> [@Gundi](#): > > What really worries me is the notion about the call for international (Western) help. The West is that dumb. They talked about international aid. They never mentioned the west. I doubt very much they would look to the west for help. Their memories aren’t that short. ---
**Author:** ![Gundi](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/45deac/32.png) [@Gundi](https://bbad.com/u/Gundi)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 7:34am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392/88 "2024-12-08T07:34:56Z")
Really. Germany still paid 371 million Euros since the Taliban rules. And we certainly paid even more now, as that source was from 2023. And if Germany as a country pays, then certainly also the EU does, with again the Germans as highest payer for their budget. > **[Afghanistan - Deutschland zahlt wieder Entwicklungshilfe](https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/deutschland-zahlt-wieder-entwicklungshilfe-100.html)** > > Deutschland zahlt nach Medieninformationen wieder Entwicklungshilfe an Afghanistan. Seit der Machtübernahme der Taliban vor rund zwei Jahren habe die Bundesregierung 371 Millionen Euro bereitgestellt, berichtet das Magazin "Der Spiegel" unter... ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 8:32am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392/89 "2024-12-08T08:32:02Z")
If you don’t mean aid to the Taliban, then yes, the west continues to send aid to Afghanistan, generally through aid organizations and NGOs. Are you against sending them food, Gunda? ---
**Author:** ![Gundi](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/45deac/32.png) [@Gundi](https://bbad.com/u/Gundi)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 8:46am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392/90 "2024-12-08T08:46:17Z")
As the Taliban decide where the aid goes to, it‘s aid for the Taliban rather for the people. Yes, I oppose any aid to them as this just helps the Taliban. ---
**Author:** ![Gundi](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/45deac/32.png) [@Gundi](https://bbad.com/u/Gundi)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2025, 1:35pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392/91 "2025-02-23T13:35:47Z")
These two Brits are real hero’s. Not just for helping the weakest, but also for not letting others pay for their doing. “We recognise that there have been instances where exchanges have been beneficial for your government and western nations. However, our parents have consistently expressed their commitment to Afghanistan, stating that they would rather sacrifice their lives than become part of ransom negotiations or be traded.” > **[British couple in their 70s arrested by Taliban](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0rznw4j2e4o)** > > Peter and Barbie Reynolds were returning to their home in Bamiyan on 1 February when they were detained ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392/92 "2025-07-03T20:56:57Z")
Inevitable. And correct. As contemptible as they are, the Taliban are the government of Afghanistan. To not recognize that simple and obvious fact is delusional. > **[Russia becomes first country to recognise Afghanistan’s Taliban government](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/3/russia-becomes-first-country-to-recognise-afghanistans-taliban-government?traffic_source=rss)** > > Supreme Court lifted group’s ‘terrorist’ designation in April, as Moscow seeks normalisation in bid for regional clout. [Previous page](https://bbad.com/t/the-taliban/1392.md?page=4)