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Even Toyota seemed to know that the Taliban would take Kabul

For more than a quarter-century, Toyota's sturdiest pickups and SUVs have been the Taliban's vehicles of choice. ... They're rugged enough for Afghanistan's terrain, and they have air-conditioning to beat the summer heat.







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Re: Toyota knew a long time ago that the Taliban will take over Kabul
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2021, 09:49:42 PM »
Those are probably under table, under market sold vehicles.  Think remembering toyota sold their land cruiser but say you can't resell it for 1  year.  Think this is to buy time to track it cuz people can buy and flip to these terrorist groups.  Like trading arms, selling what they wanted and something you can get too.  What a great underground market and exciting to do international business while at it. 



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The Taliban and Toyota: A Match Made in Third-World Warfare

Last month, we extolled the virtues of a ’90s Toyota 4Runner, calling the third-gen retro SUV, which evolved from the Japanese brand’s Hilux pickup truck, “a tool that won’t quit” with “particular charms suited to gearheads, adventurers and DIY enthusiasts.”

Another group that has unfortunately come to love the reliable Toyota, as well as a number of the company’s other offerings? The Taliban.

The love affair between the Taliban and Toyota goes back to the Islamist organization’s beginnings in the mid-’90s...

But as writer Kyle Mizokami explained in 2013, the use of Toyota vehicles on “Third World battlefields” actually precedes the Taliban.

In fact, the final year of a conflict between Chad and Libya that lasted from 1978 to 1987 was called “The Toyota War” due to the use of Toyota Hilux and Land Cruiser pickups by the Chadians; in short, the utilitarian fleet helped the “ragtag force that could never hope to field the same firepower as the Libyans” win out in the end.



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What they need now is a Chevy, build like a rock to haul them tanks being left behind by the american sand afghan's soldiers. 

conspiracy theory.   Biden left them there for a reason.  Take it and continue with "OUR" plans to build that infrastructure



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