“The War is Worth Waging”: Afghanistan’s Vast Reserves of Minerals and Natural Gas
NOVANEWS
The War on Afghanistan is a Profit driven "Resource War".
By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
Global Research
Author’s Note
US and NATO forces invaded Afghanistan almost 16 years ago in October 2001. It’s has been a continuous war marked by US military occupation.
The justification is “counterterrorism”. Afghanistan is defined as a state sponsor of terrorism, allegedly responsible for attacking America on September 11, 2001.
The war on Afghanistan continues to be heralded as a war of retribution in response to the 9/11 attacks. US troops are still present and deployed in Afghanistan.
The legal argument used by Washington and NATO to invade and occupy Afghanistan under “the doctrine of collective security” was that the September 11 2001 attacks constituted an undeclare...