Although the mujahideen were aided by the Pakistani, American, British, Chinese and Saudi governments, the mujahideen’s primary source of funding was private donors and religious charities throughout the Muslim world—particularly in the Persian Gulf. Jason Burke recounts that “as little as 25% of the money for the Afghan jihad was actually supplied directly by states.”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mujahideen

• Foreign donations: The Taliban receive financial aid from certain countries, such as Pakistan, Iran and Russia, as well as private citizens from Pakistan and several Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar¹²⁴. This may account for a significant proportion of their revenue, possibly up to $500 million a year¹.

• Drug trade: Afghanistan is the world’s largest producer of opium, which can be refined to make heroin. The Taliban tax every stage of the drug production and smuggling process, from poppy farmers to traders¹²³. This is one of their main income sources, generating between $100 million and $400 million a year¹.

• Mining and trading minerals: The Taliban exploit the rich mineral resources of Afghanistan, such as copper, gold, iron, coal and gemstones. They extract and sell these minerals to local and foreign buyers, often through illegal channels¹²⁵. This may bring them another $100 million to $400 million a year¹.

• Taxation and extortion: The Taliban impose various taxes on the people and businesses in the areas they control, such as a 10% cultivation tax on opium farmers, a 2.5% wealth tax (zakat), and a 10% tax on harvests (ushr)¹²⁵. They also extort money from development and infrastructure projects, as well as from transport and telecommunication companies¹²⁵. This could add another $300 million to $500 million a year to their coffers¹…

Source: Conversation with Bing, 12/26/202 3 (1) Afghanistan: How do the Taliban make money? - BBC.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-46554097.

(2) Who funds the Taliban? Where the Afghanistan militants’ funding comes …

https://inews.co.uk/news/world/taliban-who-fund-supplies-weapons-afghanistan-funding-explained-1158494.

(3) Taliban - Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban.

(4) Who are the Taliban funded by? Inside its £1 billion fortune.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1477515/Taliban-funding-income-arms-Afghanistan-latest-evg.

(5) How is the Taliban funded: Where do the militant group get money and …

https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/taliban-where-weapons-money-funds-b1911655.html.

(6) en.wikipedia.org.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban.

Good bot

That was a Ukranian POW

It provides protection and makes it harder for tanks to cross.

But can snakey boi summon daedra?

A scalpel versus a sledgehammer

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That was probably in a different community. I can’t find any posts in this one.

This one?

https://lemmy.ml/post/4210542

Do you believe in life after love?

https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/03/list-of-naval-losses-during-2022.html

I post everything from my phone using Firefox. There’s a few telegram channels that I check first for good information and footage:

https://t.me/kpszsu

https://t.me/DPSUkr

https://t.me/pravdaGerashchenko_en

https://t.me/noel_reports

https://t.me/combat_ftg

https://t.me/combatfootageua

The shell landed on the Russians that were laying down. Luckily the Ukranians were far enough away.

https://i.imgur.com/ULasK3l.mp4

Possibly track damage on the opposite side of the camera, but they’re definitely repairable.

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2x Leopard 2A6 tanks

1x Leopard 2R Mine-clearing vehicle

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