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A US company wanted to build a pipeline through Afghanistan in the 90s. Since the Taliban was in control of the area, the US tried to work with them to build the pipeline, but the Taliban didn't didn't agree with having a pipeline through their territory.

So, the US went to war for the pipeline, and now, in the past couple of years, the pipeline is being built under the Taliban.

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Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India Pipeline #History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkmenistan%E2%80%93Afghanist...

Afghanistan Oil Pipeline https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan_Oil_Pipeline

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Keystone XL Pipeline https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_Pipeline#Issues #Issues, #Protest and opposition, Total Carbon, Aquifer valuation, Total Long Term Costs and Benefits

> So, the US went to war for the pipeline

While a tempting thought, no single pipeline is economically viable with $800B in expenses

Forgive my ignorance, but this is the first I heard of this. Do you have any sources that back up this assertion?

He probably doesn't. It's just a mumbo jumbo of something he read on a message board, convoluted after a few years of posting the same thing on multiple boards.

I think they mean the TAPI pipeline [1]. I do recall reading something about Taliban representatives being flown to Washington about it before the negotiations broke down due to the embassy bombings.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakis...

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