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I'm rereading Mark Bowden's The Finish about the events leading up to the death of Osama bin Laden, and in the early chapters, Bowden mentions how bin Laden and his training camp in Afghanistan were attacked by Soviet troops in 1987 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Jaji). What if during the battle, one of the Russians happens to puts a bullet through bin Laden's head instead of his foot? Who, if anybody, fills the void in a world without al Qaeda? What happens in Afghanistan if the Taliban remain in power? How long can Taliban rule persist without US invasion? etc etc

What do you, the viewers at home, think?
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