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Fresh deadly border clashes have broken out between Pakistan and Afghanistan's Taliban forces ...

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Relations have soured between former allies Afghanistan and Pakistan since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.

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-- Al Jazeera English (@aljazeera.com) Dec 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM

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Impossible!

Impossible I say!

Trump solved this!

He just got the Totally-Not-Made-Up FIFA Peace Prize for it!

#1 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-12-06 02:27 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Trump is the neediest of presidents that we've ever had. He's a toddler in a suit.

#2 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-12-06 02:35 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Send in Trump! Lol.

#3 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-12-06 05:15 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

This would never happen if the decomposing orange pedo was POTUS.

#4 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-12-06 02:32 PM | Reply

Do we dare say Monkeybars three times?

#5 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2025-12-07 12:49 AM | Reply | Funny: 2

Monkeybars Monkeybars monkeybars

#6 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-12-07 12:52 AM | Reply | Funny: 2 | Newsworthy 1

imalumpertoo just perked up.

#7 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-12-07 12:53 AM | Reply

"Monkeybars Monkeybars monkeybars"

#6 | Posted by LauraMohr

"Oh, no. Not this again.

#8 | Posted by Twinpac at 2025-12-07 01:16 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

"Monkeybars Monkeybars monkeybars"

#6 | Posted by LauraMohr

"Oh, no. Not this again.

#9 | Posted by Twinpac at 2025-12-07 01:16 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

"Monkeybars Monkeybars monkeybars"

#6 | Posted by LauraMohr

"Oh, no. Not this again.

#10 | Posted by Twinpac at 2025-12-07 01:16 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

Ok, that was funny.

#11 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-12-07 01:20 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

@#11

The site seems to be having issues tonight.

I'm currently chalking it up to a late Saturday night maintenance...

Meanwhile, a fun video ...

Len - Steal My Sunshine (1999)
www.youtube.com

That video was filmed in Daytona Beach, FL., with a budget of $100k, from what I've read.



#12 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-07 01:56 AM | Reply

The site seems to be having issues tonight.

I'm sure it has nothing to do with Laura casting spells.

#13 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-12-07 02:00 AM | Reply

If it came down to a war between Pakistan and Afghanistan, I'd say the Taliban would win. The Pakistani military is full of cowards when it gets right down to it.

Spin Buldak was a nice base to visit, I went there several times when I had soldiers stationed there. Chow Hall was pretty good.

#14 | Posted by boaz at 2025-12-07 12:28 PM | Reply | Funny: 2

If it came down to a war between Pakistan and Afghanistan, I'd say the Taliban would win.

Pakistan has nukes.

Afghanistan does not.

You really don't want Pakistan to feel existentially threatened by the Taliban. Pakistan is already unstable enough as it is.

#15 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-12-07 12:46 PM | Reply

#14 Well, thank the Good Lord that Major DEI Boazo isn't in the line of command anymore.

Whew!

#16 | Posted by A_Friend at 2025-12-07 12:55 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

isn't in the line of command anymore.

Hey now, he can almost spell Spin Boldak.

#17 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-12-07 01:09 PM | Reply | Funny: 2

This can be described as an ethnic conflict between Pashtuns (Afghanistan) and Punjabis (Pakistan). The Pakistanis have nukes and a modern air force, so the Afghans will engage in irregular warfare, honed by decades of experience. The Taliban fighters will score mass casualty events against the Pakistanis in the border regions. The Pakistanis are a proud people and do not want to suffer military humiliations with eternal nemesis India watching.

One of the groups to monitor in this mess is the powerful, drug smuggling Haqqani Network (HQN) who are Pashtuns and operate on both sides of the border, as well as Salafist groups within Pakistan who dislike the corruption of the Islamabad government, like the TTP or Lashkar-e-Jhangvi.

The Afghan Taliban can also reach out to the anti-Punjab Balochs to conduct attacks in southern Pakistan.

Sources:

live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au

main.un.org

#18 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-12-07 02:21 PM | Reply

Bo@ss never did anything harder than holding a ------- clipboard. You're a pile of cowardly ----, you fake ass bitch.

#19 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-12-07 10:05 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Where's the ghost of ------ to pipe in? Maybe tell us about some super-duper hypersonic torpedo that will take out the Taliban?

#20 | Posted by dibblda at 2025-12-07 11:47 PM | Reply

Hey now, he can almost spell Spin Boldak.

#17 | Posted by REDIAL

Some of those who were actually there made the "o" a "u" in Boldak.

At least that's how I heard it anyway.

#21 | Posted by boaz at 2025-12-08 09:55 AM | Reply

Where's the ghost of ------ to pipe in?

RCADE has to remember how to type as ------. Not easy with all the handles he has.

#22 | Posted by boaz at 2025-12-08 09:57 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#22 Major DEI Boazo = RCADE?

#23 | Posted by A_Friend at 2025-12-08 10:01 AM | Reply

#23,

Nah, Hans.

You know better.

#24 | Posted by boaz at 2025-12-08 10:06 AM | Reply

#24 RCADE = Major DEI Boazo

#25 | Posted by A_Friend at 2025-12-08 10:09 AM | Reply

He just got the Totally-Not-Made-Up FIFA Peace Prize for it!

And Qatar just realized they over bribed stinky by $399,999,999,985.

#26 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-12-08 11:45 AM | Reply

WHICH TURNIP TOOK MY NAME 3 TIMES???

#27 | Posted by Monkeybars at 2025-12-08 11:56 AM | Reply | Funny: 2

There he is! LOL..

Long time no see ----.

Seriously, do you still have the solar panels on the top of your flat? Are they still working?

#28 | Posted by boaz at 2025-12-08 12:56 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

WHICH TURNIP TOOK MY NAME 3 TIMES???

Posted by Monkeybars at 2025-12-08 11:56 AM | Reply

I did. Your point??

#29 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-12-08 01:38 PM | Reply

Your point??

You woke me from my slumber. And you're a turnip. That's my point.

#30 | Posted by Monkeybars at 2025-12-08 11:31 PM | Reply

Are they still working?

Splendidly.

#31 | Posted by Monkeybars at 2025-12-08 11:32 PM | Reply

As for the Afghans, they all died in a "drone swarm" attack we sent their way.

They all died. The problem is over. For now.

Observe.

x.com

x.com

x.com

#32 | Posted by Monkeybars at 2025-12-08 11:37 PM | Reply

But then Afghans breed like rats. They will be on us again, no doubt, trying something else.

The ones who died, their kids will join the taliban "army" day after tomorrow and rinse and repeat.

Their women have kids to replace the ones who died.. like every other day. Rats.

#33 | Posted by Monkeybars at 2025-12-08 11:40 PM | Reply

@#5 ... Do we dare say Monkeybars three times? ...

... and a trolling current alias appears, along with another.

Coincidence?


#34 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-08 11:57 PM | Reply

Life is a mystery, Dumbo Columbo.

#35 | Posted by Monkeybars at 2025-12-09 12:03 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

Spin Buldak was a nice base to visit

We destroyed it.

You are welcome to visit it again.

I'd say the Taliban would win.

LOL

youtu.be

#36 | Posted by Monkeybars at 2025-12-09 12:17 AM | Reply

@#5 ... Life is a mystery, ...

Perhaps not as much of a mystery as your current alias seeks to hide behind.

:)

#37 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-09 12:55 AM | Reply

You got me, man.

Yes, I am RCADE. I like to larp as random people from around the world.

It's what I do.

#38 | Posted by Monkeybars at 2025-12-09 01:14 AM | Reply

@#38

Do try harder.

#39 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-09 01:40 AM | Reply

You think larping is easy? It's all I have left after my journalism got flushed.

You try it if you think it's easy.

#40 | Posted by Monkeybars at 2025-12-09 01:44 AM | Reply

It's all I have left after my journalism got flushed.

You lost your paper route?!

#41 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-12-09 01:46 AM | Reply

I didn't pay my fees at the Press Club and they tossed me out.

#42 | Posted by Monkeybars at 2025-12-09 01:50 AM | Reply

@#41 ... You lost your paper route?!...

Nah.

At this point, that current trolling alias just looks like it is trying to get replies and disrupt.

Gee, what other aliases have done that?

;)


#43 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-09 01:58 AM | Reply

Gee, what other aliases have done that?

Tosseur... Rigel.. J_Tremain... it's quite a list.

#44 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-12-09 02:02 AM | Reply

You forgot Poindexter and Aftermath....

#45 | Posted by Monkeybars at 2025-12-09 02:12 AM | Reply

@#44

Yep. Trolling.

So then the question seems to become, why the trolling?

A lame attempt to disrupt or deflect?

If so, why?


The presence and activity of those trolling aliases speaks volumes about what is discussed here on this most august site.

Stated differently, if the discussions on this site were not so good, then why would there seem to be the need to dispatch trolls to disrupt those discussions?



#46 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-09 02:26 AM | Reply

So then the question seems to become, why the trolling?

Consider it a cameo appearance.

#47 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-12-09 02:40 AM | Reply

@@47 ... Consider it a cameo appearance. ...

Oh, I do.

But I still have to ask ... for what purpose?

#48 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-09 02:56 AM | Reply

Nobody is trolling. I gave the info you people were lacking in this thread.

Having done what was my duty, I am only hanging around because someone took the trouble to say my name 3 times.

#49 | Posted by Monkeybars at 2025-12-09 02:58 AM | Reply

for what purpose?

God you're stupid. LOL

#50 | Posted by Monkeybars at 2025-12-09 02:59 AM | Reply

Consider it a cameo appearance.

Indeed.

-- all... take care.

#51 | Posted by Monkeybars at 2025-12-09 03:02 AM | Reply

Monkeybars lives!!!

#52 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-12-09 04:37 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Love it. Monkeybars trolls in better English than even the stateside trolls here.

#53 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2025-12-09 05:44 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Damn right, DBT2!

#54 | Posted by cbob at 2025-12-09 06:15 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Seriously, do you still have the solar panels on the top of your flat? Are they still working?

#28 | Posted by boaz at 2025-12-08 12:56 PM | Reply | Flag

If I had his address I'd send him a grinder. I saw the pictures of the welds he posted here.

#55 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-12-09 12:11 PM | Reply

Leftenant Thirds.... I remember it was a test weld. I was teaching myself as I went along. The finished product csme out pro-level.

#56 | Posted by Monkeybars at 2025-12-09 01:21 PM | Reply

BTW... where is the Nooner?

Can't find it.

Who died?

#57 | Posted by Monkeybars at 2025-12-09 01:23 PM | Reply

#57 | Posted by Monkeybars

Things got slimy. Not a good look for RCADE, even behind closed doors.

#58 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2025-12-09 01:37 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

When someone says "Things got slimy", I see loan sharks and fast women....

#59 | Posted by Monkeybars at 2025-12-09 01:51 PM | Reply

BTW... where is the Nooner?

Can't find it.

Who died?

#57 | Posted by Monkeybars at 2025-12-09 01:23 PM | Reply | Flag

No money in the nooner, forced us to the threads.

#60 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-12-09 04:18 PM | Reply

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