Afghanistan War Game for Western Powers

The First Anglo-Afghan War, took place in 1838. Outraged by the presence of a single Russian diplomat in Kabul, the British demanded that Afghanistan shun any contact with Russia or Iran, and that it hand over vast tracts of Pashtun inhabited land to British India (regions that are today party of Pakistan). Dost Mohammad, the Afghan ruler, agreed to these humiliating demands, but the British still invaded the country. The British seized most of the major cities in Afghanistan with little resistance, but their heavy handed rule soon resulted in a popular uprising by the people which resulted in the massacre of the entire British army of 15,000, save one.
The Soviet Union invaded in 1979 and handed power over a man named Karmal, who was the leader of the more moderate faction of the PDPA.

The Soviets Red Army, once inside Afghanistan, they found themselves forced to commit more and more troops and material to prop up the unpopular PDPA government. Several Islamic fundamentalist groups sprang up and began waging guerilla warfare, many of them operating from camps set up by the CIA and Pakistani Intelligence within Pakistan, from which they could strike into Afghanistan, and then beat a hasty retreat over a guarded border.


The United States took an active interest in the Islamic fundamentalists waging war on the PDPA and the Soviets. The CIA began providing military training to the Mujahadeen the name the Islamic guerillas came to be called. They provided what in the end amounted to billions of dollars worth of weapons, including sophisticated anti-aircraft and anti-tank missiles that allowed the guerillas to take out modern Soviet tanks and jet planes.

Then came the current war. Following the September 11 World Trade Center incidents the United States accused Osama Bin Laden of the crime. Bin Laden, who had left Afghanistan following the defeat of the Soviets, had returned after falling out of favor in Saudi Arabia, and being pressured to leave his first nation of refuge, the Sudan.

The U.S. government demanded that the Taliban hand over Bin Laden. The Talibans response was to demand proof of Bin Ladens guilt, and after receiving none, they refused to hand him over.

Within a few weeks the United States began bombing the impoverished country, as well as providing active support to the Northern Alliance warlords. Following weeks of devastating bombing, and several failed offensives, the Northern Alliance succeeded in breaking out of its northern enclave, seizing the city of Mazar E Sharif, and then moving on to take Kabul. This set in motion a series of defeats for the Taliban, which began surrendering and abandoning almost every major city in the country, and retreating into the mountains. The U.S. meanwhile has continued its bombing campaign, and now has Marines on the ground hunting for Bin Laden. All the while the people of Afghanistan continue to suffer.

Its hard to say how much longer the Taliban will continue to fight, or when the U.S. will end its war. Afghanistans future, like its past, looks very dark indeed. Currently Northern Alliance warlords, southern Pashtun warlords, opportunistic émigré politicians, and even supporters of the aging deposed autocrat King Zahir Shah, are arguing about who will be the exploiter-in-chief of the devastated land. Most likely they will come up with some sort of coalition government that will perhaps hold the different factions together, perhaps not. In the end it matters little, since none of the figures involved represent the people of this country, and none of them seem to have ever had their interests at heart.

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[InRUSSIAweTRUST]

Who supported the afghans during the soviet war ? now have fun dealing with them...

[Aslambeek]

if it was not america u could never be there cuz ur country lost 2 time already the was with afghnistan 200 year ego... and we killed all the british soldier and the commander.. read the hitory if u dont know that.....

[evertonmadrugaful]

Afghanistan to Russia like Vietnam was for the U.S.

[MegaSaboor]

why dont American fight on American why Afghanistan it is not more Things There I will kill allle American FUCKING NOOB

[lst1195]

So sad...so true. 5 stars for you my friend.

[wallidjan]

Every man inevitably has to face and answer the following questions in relation to his existence Why am I here? Who put me here? and How did I get here? Without answering these questions man will wander through life aimlessly without any reference point or criteria for his actions and decisions. These questions will continue to haunt him unless they are comprehensively and conclusively answered.

[BorshCaen]

Personally me never ask why we can't see the God directly. And who wrote Quran, Bible, Tora? Was it the God? No. That were people. Did it He personally? No. People did it instead of Him. Not by His will but just becuase will for power above the rest people. You qote people writings - not Gods.

[wallidjan]

God is absolutely other than His creation, for the Creator cannot have the same kind of being as His creation. Although this is self-evident, some people still ask why we cannot see God directly.

"Allah is the Creator of all things and He is the agent on which all things depend." [Quran 39:62]

"Allah created you and whatever you do." [Quran 37:96]

"And no calamity strikes except by Allahs permission." [Quran 64:11]

[BorshCaen]

I asked who/what is the God? U can't answer to.

[wallidjan]

The Universe, Who is its Creator?

It is hard to proof that God exists. But if we take a look to the planes, cars, TVs, etc, it would be irrational if we say that all exist by themselves. There must be people who make them!

If the simple thing such as the match has its makers, then the universe that far more complex than that must be has its creator.