@PugJesus to Military PornEnglish • 14 days agoAhmad Shah Massoud, anti-Taliban Afghan guerilla leader, assassinated by the Taliban in 2001, picture taken in 1990imagemessage-square4arrow-up126arrow-down10cross-posted to: historyporn
arrow-up126arrow-down1imageAhmad Shah Massoud, anti-Taliban Afghan guerilla leader, assassinated by the Taliban in 2001, picture taken in 1990@PugJesus to Military PornEnglish • 14 days agomessage-square4cross-posted to: historyporn
minus-square@PugJesusOPlinkEnglish4•13 days agoIt looks like the assassins were Al-Qaeda, but were significantly aided by and coordinated with the Taliban in the assassination. Gonna keep the title, I think, to emphasize their role in the killing, but definitely an interesting addition!
minus-squareSSTFMlinkEnglish2•13 days agoMy comment was an “oh neat” made as a user, not a mod note! I find the relationship between groups like AQ and Taliban to be fascinating and often glossed over.
It looks like the assassins were Al-Qaeda, but were significantly aided by and coordinated with the Taliban in the assassination. Gonna keep the title, I think, to emphasize their role in the killing, but definitely an interesting addition!
My comment was an “oh neat” made as a user, not a mod note!
I find the relationship between groups like AQ and Taliban to be fascinating and often glossed over.