Posted on Jun 15, 2018
Former Afghan President HamidKarzai: 'We Failed Miserably' - SPIEGEL ONLINE - International
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In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai discusses the failure of the U.S. intervention in Afghanistan, the future of the war and why he would be willing to work with the Trump administration.
Former Afghan President HamidKarzai: 'We Failed Miserably' - SPIEGEL ONLINE - International
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Lessons in the Afghan war, regarding wasted money and failed strategies/tactics, as told by Hamid Karzai.
Priceless.
Priceless.
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I want to know:
- Are we making more enemies in Afghanistan?
- Who is supporting the Taliban with the militarily?
- Can the Afghans have a legitimate government?
- Will the Afghan military achieve superiority over the Taliban?
- Will the Taliban ever concede to sharing power?
- Are we making more enemies in Afghanistan?
- Who is supporting the Taliban with the militarily?
- Can the Afghans have a legitimate government?
- Will the Afghan military achieve superiority over the Taliban?
- Will the Taliban ever concede to sharing power?
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If I had to venture to guess, I'd say that Iran and Pakistan are two big players. Maybe China, although they have more to lose than gain by helping them since they've reaped a lot of benefits from our interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan. I'm sure that there are a lot of private funds being used too that come from the fat cats in the Middle East.
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MAJ Ken Landgren
Although conquering armies killed millions of Afghans, it did not stop the Afghans from fighting. Much like Vietnam, we could not solve the military problem nor defeat ideology.
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Coalition leaders lost a lot when Ahmad Shah Massoud who was assassinated by the Taliban.
He was an Afghan politician and military commander. He was a powerful guerilla commander during the resistance against the Soviet occupation between 1979 and 1989. In the 1990s he led the government's military wing against rival militias and, after the Taliban takeover, was the leading opposition commander against their regime who he fought against until his assassination in 2001.
He was an Afghan politician and military commander. He was a powerful guerilla commander during the resistance against the Soviet occupation between 1979 and 1989. In the 1990s he led the government's military wing against rival militias and, after the Taliban takeover, was the leading opposition commander against their regime who he fought against until his assassination in 2001.
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