Afghanistan Archives - Page 17 of 66

4Jul

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From War on Terror to Coronavirus

By Brig. General Asif H. Raja Asif Haroon Raja Dawn of 2020 2020 was expected to be a year of respite and tranquility after having gone through hell for over 18 years. The global war on terror was initiated by USA and its western allies after 9/11 on concocted charges with a view to achieve geo-strategic and geo-economic objectives. The war being Muslims specific remained confined to Asia but flames of terrorism spilled into Europe and USA as well. Not only the US failed to achieve any of its sinister objectives, it got stuck in the quagmire of Afghanistan and suffered setbacks on all other fronts which bruised its prestige as a sole super power. Ultimately the exhausted and frustrated sole super sought peace with the Taliban to end the bloody and insane war which cost him tr...

Afghanistan: Glitches after historic peace agreement

4Jul

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Afghanistan: Glitches after historic peace agreement

By Brig. General Asif H. Raja Asif Haroon Raja, … for VT Taliban Seized Power The Taliban regime under Mullah Omar took over power after capturing Kabul in October 1996. It managed to eliminate war lordism, poppy growing and crimes and restore normalcy by introducing strict Sharia. The regime was recognized by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and UAE. For the first time Pakistan’s western border became safe and the Indian influence in Afghanistan waned. The US extended a helping hand to the ruling regime but it came in bad books when the deal with the UNICOL for sharing profits on oil and gas pipelines didn’t materialise in 1997. There on, the county was demonized, sanctioned and ostracized. False Flag Operation After a false flag operation on 9/11, story of Al-Qaeda led by O...

Afghanistan yesterday, today, tomorrow: Pakistan-US Role [1]

3Jul

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Afghanistan yesterday, today, tomorrow: Pakistan-US Role [1]

By Brig. General Asif H. Raja Asif Haroon RajaPart-One “While we all hope for peace it shouldn’t be peace at any cost but peace based on principle, on justice” Corazon C. AquinoBackground Pakistan and Afghanistan never enjoyed friendly relations since the latter didn’t accept the Durand Line as an international border and laid claims over Pashtun inhabited areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan. Afghanistan has traditionally remained close to India and hostile towards Pakistan. Relations dipped during the rule of President Daud after he seized power in 1973 from King Zahir Shah. Insurgents in Baluchistan...

Afghanistan yesterday, today, tomorrow Pakistan-US role [2]

3Jul

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Afghanistan yesterday, today, tomorrow Pakistan-US role [2]

By Brig. General Asif H. Raja Asif Haroon Raja Part-Two Start of Joe Biden’s innings After the change of guards in Washington, a media campaign has been unleashed to compel Joe Biden’s administration to review the Afghan peace deal and delay the departure of troops from Afghanistan. The Taliban are projected as irreconcilable, treacherous and blood thirsty. A powerful lobby in the West with expansionist aims is not in favor of troop withdrawal from Afghanistan for a variety of reasons. A study mandated by the US Congress has called for a delay in the pullout, warning it would effectively hand the Taliban a victory. Gen Kenneth McKenzie, head of the US Centcom, declared the Taliban as “clearly” being responsible for violence in Afghanistan, but agreed tha...

Afghanistan yesterday, today, tomorrow – Pakistan-US role [3]

3Jul

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Afghanistan yesterday, today, tomorrow – Pakistan-US role [3]

By Brig. General Asif H. Raja Asif Haroon Raja for VT Start of Joe Biden’s innings A study mandated by the US Congress has called for a delay in the pullout, warning it would effectively hand the Taliban a victory. Gen Kenneth McKenzie, head of the US Centcom, declared the Taliban as “clearly” being responsible for violence in Afghanistan, but agreed that no attack came on the US-NATO. The Pentagon also accused Taliban of not fulfilling promises that include reducing attacks and cutting ties to insurgent groups such as Al-Qaeda.The spoilers like India, the unity regime in Kabul, Pentagon and CIA are playing their negative role to block the withdrawal of occupation troops. They are painting a gloomy picture that complete exit would lead to bloody war and ruin th...

Afghanistan’s Karzai attempts guilt trip on US and NATO pull out

23Jun

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Afghanistan, USA

Afghanistan’s Karzai attempts guilt trip on US and NATO pull out

How far has Afghanistan progressed from the days above? By Jim W. Dean, Managing Editor …from Politico [ Editor’s Note: I had expected this to be coming, the Afghanistan government blaming the US and NATO in advance for the anticipated Taliban offensive that will take over more and more of the country. Of course Karzai had not a word to say about the ruthless corruption inside the Afghan government where huge stolen funds could have been spent on projects to build more public support. But alas the country is still in a Medieval mindset, where those who rule take what they want and leave the rest for the people to fight over. Car and truck bombings will continue, as will attacks on girls’ schools, a Taliban favorite target, as they have such low s...

US to hand Bagram base to Afghan forces within 20 days: Official

9Jun

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Afghanistan, USA

US to hand Bagram base to Afghan forces within 20 days: Official

By VT Editors The US military is set to hand over its largest military base in Afghanistan to the government forces in the upcoming weeks as Washington has pledged to withdraw its troops from the war-ravaged Asian country by September 11. Press TV: “I can confirm we will hand over Bagram Air Base,” a US defense official was quoted by media outlets as saying on Tuesday. The official didn’t specify when the transfer of the sprawling US-run airfield in Bagram would take place. But an Afghan security official said the handover was expected in about 20 days and the defense ministry had set up special committees to manage it. The base is the largest military facility used by US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, with thousands of troops stationed there during the peak of America’s ...

Afghan Nationalism Faces Existential Challenge

24May

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Afghan Nationalism Faces Existential Challenge

Part I By M. K. Bhadrakumar Global Research, All Global Research articles can be read in 51 languages by activating the “Translate Website” drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. *** Afghan conundrum is mutating The commencement of the troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation has got off to a flying start. So far there has been no hiccup. One significant landmark has been the vacation of the big American base at Kandahar, southern Afghanistan. There is some poignancy here. A recent despatch by the Washington Post reported that “The battle against the Taliban has seesawed for months...

US Troops Trying to Break Through from Afghanistan into Central Asia

12May

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Afghanistan, USA

US Troops Trying to Break Through from Afghanistan into Central Asia

By Valery Kulikov Global Research, All Global Research articles can be read in 51 languages by activating the “Translate Website” drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. *** As the evacuation of NATO’s coalition troops, deployed in Afghanistan for the past 20 years, begins, a highly serious and still unresolved issue for the United States is where these armed forces and their weapons and military equipment will be withdrawn to. Some media outlets have already heard from a senior White House official that some of the troops to be withdrawn are planned to be moved to the Indo-Pacific region. However, it is quite clear that in this case only part of the coalition ...

From Afghanistan to Syria: Women’s Rights, War Propaganda and the CIA

8May

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From Afghanistan to Syria: Women’s Rights, War Propaganda and the CIA

By Julie Lévesque This article was first published on April 13, 2013. Women’s rights are increasingly heralded as a useful propaganda device to further imperial designs. Western heads of state, UN officials and military spokespersons will invariably praise the humanitarian dimension of the October 2001 US-NATO led invasion of Afghanistan, which allegedly was to fight religious fundamentalists, help little girls go to school, liberate women subjected to the yoke of the Taliban. The logic of such a humanitarian dimension of the Afghan war is questionable. Lest we forget, Al Qaeda, The Jihadists and the so-called “Taliban” (Students in Pashto, graduates of the CIA sponsored koranic schools) were supported from the very outset of the Soviet-Afghan war by the US, ...