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March 12, 2026

Is the US war on Iran repeating the Afghanistan folly? (RT REPORT)

There are strong parallels between the US regime-change war in Iran and its occupation of Afghanistan, RT’s Donald Courter reports

Is the US war on Iran repeating the Afghanistan folly? (RT REPORT)

TL;DR

  • Parallels exist between US regime change attempts in Tehran and the Afghanistan war.
  • The US attacked Afghanistan two decades ago, accusing its government of harboring terrorists and refusing demands.
  • US troops left Afghanistan after 20 years, with the same political movement they overthrew in 2001 in charge.
  • The Afghanistan war cost over $2 trillion and thousands of American military lives.
  • The conflict also resulted in tens of thousands of Afghan military and police deaths, over 47,000 civilian deaths, and over 1,000 allied troops' deaths.
  • RT's Donald Courter explores these parallels with the ongoing US efforts regarding Iran.

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