Timeline: Afghanistan: John Rees on the history of imperial intervention and resistance

Stop the War officer John Rees provides a short history of imperialist intervention and local resistance in Afghanistan. Timeline is a series of programmes on political history presented by John Rees and produced by the Islam Channel [ http://www.islamchannel.tv ].

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• afghanistan
• taliban
• resistance
• imperialism
• colonialism
• peace
• anti-war
• occupation
• NATO
• revolution
• islam
• muslim
• counterfire
• socialist
• marx
• impending
• military
• defeat

[Rundstedt1]

There are a few notable additions that should be made in this overly quick synopsis. Among them: the Soviets didn't 'invade' they were invited in; it was therefore an intervention not an invasion, and the U.S. was funding right-wing terrorists even before the communists took over.

[adycousins]

Yeah, like the Russians were "invited" into Hungary and the Nazis were "invited" into Austria.

[Rundstedt1]

(4/4)

Yes they did pretty much replace the pres., but your analogies are rather poor they are not even really analogous to each other except on the most superficial level. If an analogy is to be made it would be along the lines of the US in Vietnam. The internal reasoning was almost the same, it was done to help protect a state that was already an ally, an ideological compatriot, a domino in the Cold war battle, the difference is; it would have better for the major power to have prevailed here.

[adycousins]

Yeah, it was an invasion...There's always someone who can be found to issue the invite, and some just cause to justify it, but it was an invasion and a denial of the right to self determination {remember Lenin?}

[InternetUser1999]

No America called it an invasion because they hated socialism and the Soviet Union so much. Rather than let Afghanistan go socialist they decided to fund and arm the mujihadene even though they were extremist muslims who terrorised the Afghan people with harsh Islamic law.

[aworld2win]

If only this kind of thing were on the main channels, instead of the dross they normally serve up. But it's still good that people on the left, like John Rees, are finding avenues like this for conveying information and insight generally missing in the media.

[ChongJoannj546]

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[AFGwarrior786]

Russia would have invaded regardless just like britain did. They wanted our resources. America needs to learn from their mistakes. Afghans are warriors.

[whedonfreak976]

what is it with the british and invading countries, plundering, and salvaging and raping the land, and people, no wonder america is hated, just look at our past

[Rundstedt1]

@BlackPanther203

There is no such rule, civil wars are almost always intervened in. Additionally the Soviets were quite reluctant to go into Afghanistan and had to be asked more than once by the Afghan gov't, which incidentally was the legitimate gov't of Afghanistan, not the occupying "clan".

[BlackPanther203]

@Rundstedt1 It is a well known norm that in times of internal civil disturbances other foreign powers cannot intervene. Invited or not they violated a rule. Plus they had decided to go there even before the invitation. The Soviet wanted to protect their clan that was occupying Afghan during the Civil War. Thus their intent was otherwise.

[Rundstedt1]

@BlackPanther

It was not an invasion, the Soviets were asked in by the legitimate Gov't of Afghanistan. It was no more invaded by the Soviets than South Korea was invaded by the by the Americans during the Korean conflict. When one is asked in to assist, it is not an invasion, just as the when French were asked in to the Colonies during the revolution. Anyway, Afghanistan was by far a much more progressive nation and better off under its communist rule, even more than now under American hegemony

[BlackPanther203]

@Rundstedt1 it was an invasion. In global politics there can be no foreign interference in another countries internal affairs such as a civil war. it was considered a state affair not a multilateral issue among foreign powers.

[daudafg4lif3]

afghanistan=loy afghanistan most bravest country and most bravest people. anyone who invades afghanistan or tries to take over will be defeated forever. long live afghanistan.LOY AFGHANISTAN ZINDABAD

[mohibullahafg]

nice video loy afghans we the best and we have never gotten defeated 

[leotakesleo]

A house negro expaling afghan history to afghans??