They were doing business with us. It's not like we were Soviets that callously bombed and slaughtered people, plus we were pouring money into the place. We even let them pick their own vassal govt. I personally found it very funny how their "troops" and "police" all look like they did when we left, that is rockin sun glasses, customized web gear, and walking around like SFG Operators.
Fact is, all the jihad bullshit aside, I liked all the Afghanis I had contact with. It wasn't a lot, but a good handful of them gave me a very different perspective of what that occupation was about.
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