Editing Puppet state (section)

===United States===
* {{flag|Islamic Republic of Afghanistan}} – Many, including the [[Taliban]] who now comprise the country's current government,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Afghanistan 2001–2021: U.S. Policy Lessons Learned |url=https://carnegieendowment.org/posts/2021/11/afghanistan-2001-2021-us-policy-lessons-learned?lang=en |last=Crocker |first=Ryan |date= 17 November 2021 |access-date=27 February 2024 |website=Carnegie Endowment for International Peace |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502005208/https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/11/17/afghanistan-2001-2021-u.s.-policy-lessons-learned-pub-85814 |archive-date=2 May 2023}}</ref> considered the former Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to have been a U.S. puppet state.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Hamid Karzai: Revenge of the Puppet |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/revenge-of-the-puppet-rolling-stones-2010-story-on-hamid-karzai-193925/ |last=Dreyfuss |first=Bob |date= 28 April 2010 |access-date=27 February 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605212201/https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/revenge-of-the-puppet-rolling-stones-2010-story-on-hamid-karzai-193925/ |archive-date=5 June 2023}}</ref>