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They failed because of very tangible reason, which has nothing to do with religion: support of Taliban by the Pakistan, who wants to use Afghanistan as a base for flexing their power around the Central Asia and former Soviet republics.
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I'm not discounting material aid, but religion does play a role. It has provided the Taliban with morale, so everytime the West bombs them and kills hundreds of their fighters, they become even more determined and fanatical.
Compare this to the Afghan "government" army. More ground troops than the Taliban, more advanced weaponry and an airforce, yet they capitulated so easily.
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If you seriously believe that Pakistan or any other theocratic state motivated by religion and their leaders seriously observe their own rules - you are incredibly naïve.
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They don't observe their own rules well enough, and many of these leaders are political opportunists who don't really have any true loyalty to Islam.
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And not atheists multiply like rabbits, which negatively impacts quality of life in those countries, turning them into terrorist sh*tholes. Or just sh*tholes.
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People from these same countries are now taking over Europe lol. No military invasion needed, they will simply be welcomed with open arms because the Europeans can't rely on their own people to sustain themselves.