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Re:Tell HN: If You Are in Russia by roca on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @05:17AM (#30512224)
The US spent many billions of dollars feeding Afghanistan, building infrastructure, educating its people, and trying to protect them (especially women) from the Taliban. It didn't work, unfortunately.
Re:Tell HN: If You Are in Russia by gspetr on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @12:40PM (#30517210)
Production of opium and its derivatives before it was under US control and after.

These are the only 2 numbers you should look at.