It has counted on partners such as Pakistan for support and this has cost the U.S. America does not have a great track record with sourcing credible intelligence in that region. The strike was based on “intelligence” that ISIS members responsible for the attacks on the airport earlier this year were hiding there. It was not long ago the Pentagon issued an apology for mistakenly killing a family of 10 - including seven children - in a drone strike. The destiny of innocent Afghans should not be in the hands of the American with his finger on the joystick nor the intelligence officer in Rawalpindi. Washington continues this flawed foreign policy and wonders why refugees are knocking on its doors.Īmerica should give Afghans a shot at a peaceful life. Interestingly, he expressed no regret for the Doha deal nor did he mention Pakistan once in his half-hour interview. ambassador to the United Nations and chief negotiator of the Doha deal, nonchalantly expressed his regret for not having pushed the Ghani government further on Face the Nation.
Afghans have been used as pawns in negotiations and in the geopolitical tussle between the world and regional powers. The destiny of Afghans for far too long has been determined by those whose primary interests have not been their well-being.
Whether it be Americans, Pakistanis, Russians or their own elected leaders who took the field right before the Taliban took over Kabul, Afghans have been dealt a bad hand. This in turn has cost Afghans dearly in blood, sweat and tears. It is like Washington never learns its lessons but just moves to the next theater of war or frontier - from Afghanistan to the South China sea. Hospitals in Quetta performed first aid and treated wounded fighters, fertilizer manufactures provided the raw materials to make explosives, madrassas in the state of Punjab provided indoctrinated fighters for the Taliban and the general headquarters in Rawalpindi supported the Taliban onslaught with intelligence. Over the course of the last 20 years, Pakistan provided a safe haven for the Taliban fighters fleeing the attacks from American troops while it was simultaneously cashing in on the generous aid provided by the U.S. Washington is back to its old ways of counting on its frenemy Pakistan for its war on terror in Afghanistan and Pakistan continues with its time-tested strategy of running with the hare and hunting with the hounds. is in the final stages of concluding an agreement with Pakistan on using its air space for over the horizon operations in Afghanistan. However, all of that has fallen on deaf ears.ĭespite the death and destruction, the U.S. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) went a step further and called for sanctions on the country. James Mattis James Norman Mattis The US can't go back to business as usual with Pakistan The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - Senate nears surprise deal on short-term debt ceiling hike Overnight Defense & National Security - Pentagon chiefs to Congress: Don't default MORE went on to even characterize it as “the most dangerous country” in the world, saying it has no love for itself. Over $2 trillion in taxpayer dollars flushed down the drain.įormer military generals, academics and think-tankers have all highlighted and sounded the alarm on Pakistan’s duplicitous role in the conflict.
With the 20-year war in Afghanistan, over 2,000 American lives and over 300,000 Afghan lives have been lost. American foreign policy regarding Afghanistan and Pakistan can be characterized as that insanity. The old saying says insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results.
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