By Sikander Hayat
Apparently ISI & Pakistan are so strong & powerful that mighty United States, NATO & India are all feeling a bit defeated & helpless in the mountains of Afghanistan. “Leaks” never happen without a reason and this “leak” is no different. But no one wants to know the real causes of defeat in Afghanistan and I would like to mention a few of these reasons here as follows:
1. United States forgot the important war of Afghanistan and invaded Iraq to fight an enemy which was not there.
2. Important resources were diverted from Afghanistan to Iraq leaving Afghan war not properly funded for a while.
3. When America neglected Afghanistan, space was created for the Taliban to return and convince the local population that foreign forces were not in for the long haul.
4. Indian involvement in Afghanistan to the extent that Indians have consulates all along the Pakistan Afghanistan border which threatened Pakistan’s security and made Pakistan chose former mujahidin leaders like Gulbadin Hikmatyar & Jalal Ud Din Haqqani to counter this influence.
5. Failure of America to win the people of Afghanistan over because of indiscriminate killing of the Afghan civilians all over the country in the counter insurgency operations.
6. Lack of any real developmental work on the ground which could show people that their lives were changing for the better.
7. Supporting a regime which has absolutely no legitimacy in the eyes of people it is supposed to represent.
8. Giving India (which is not a neighbour of Afghanistan) too much influence in that country to the extreme dislike Afghanistan’s neighbours.
Unless all the above issues are resolved, there will be no respectable withdrawal for the mighty NATO alliance & United States of America from Afghanistan which is after all the graveyard of countless empires.
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1. Pakistan's Improving Fortunes In Afghanistan
2. Why America Must Not Attack Quetta?
3. Is It Possible To Resolve Conflict Between Pakistan & Afghanistan?
Apparently ISI & Pakistan are so strong & powerful that mighty United States, NATO & India are all feeling a bit defeated & helpless in the mountains of Afghanistan. “Leaks” never happen without a reason and this “leak” is no different. But no one wants to know the real causes of defeat in Afghanistan and I would like to mention a few of these reasons here as follows:
1. United States forgot the important war of Afghanistan and invaded Iraq to fight an enemy which was not there.
2. Important resources were diverted from Afghanistan to Iraq leaving Afghan war not properly funded for a while.
3. When America neglected Afghanistan, space was created for the Taliban to return and convince the local population that foreign forces were not in for the long haul.
4. Indian involvement in Afghanistan to the extent that Indians have consulates all along the Pakistan Afghanistan border which threatened Pakistan’s security and made Pakistan chose former mujahidin leaders like Gulbadin Hikmatyar & Jalal Ud Din Haqqani to counter this influence.
5. Failure of America to win the people of Afghanistan over because of indiscriminate killing of the Afghan civilians all over the country in the counter insurgency operations.
6. Lack of any real developmental work on the ground which could show people that their lives were changing for the better.
7. Supporting a regime which has absolutely no legitimacy in the eyes of people it is supposed to represent.
8. Giving India (which is not a neighbour of Afghanistan) too much influence in that country to the extreme dislike Afghanistan’s neighbours.
Unless all the above issues are resolved, there will be no respectable withdrawal for the mighty NATO alliance & United States of America from Afghanistan which is after all the graveyard of countless empires.
Related Posts:
1. Pakistan's Improving Fortunes In Afghanistan
2. Why America Must Not Attack Quetta?
3. Is It Possible To Resolve Conflict Between Pakistan & Afghanistan?
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