Is Trump’s Afghanistan Drawdown Driven By Principles Or Machiavellian Motives? Trump’s decision to cut the number of US troops in Afghanistan from 4500 to 2500 raised questions about whether he’s simply fulfilling a campaign promise out of principle or whether… Read More ›
Afghan War
Is Pakistan responsible for Afghanistan’s destabilization? Part-3
Is Pakistan responsible for Afghanistan’s destabilization? Part-3 Why were Mujahideen unable to capture Kabul even though Kabul’s resistance (backed by Soviets) was on the point of collapse? Why did Soviet Union stop supporting Najibullah and what were the events that… Read More ›
Is Pakistan responsible for Afghanistan’s destabilization? Part-2
Is Pakistan responsible for Afghanistan’s destabilization? (Part-2) In this part-2 of “Is Pakistan responsible for Afghanistan’s destabilization”, we explain events that led to local Afghans rebelling against Afghan communist Governments and then Soviet Union occupation. We also explain the role… Read More ›
Is Pakistan responsible for Afghanistan’s destabilization? Part 1
Is Pakistan responsible for Afghanistan’s destabilization? (Part-1) This is the first episode of the three episodes series. In Part-1 we discuss Pak-Afghan history from 1947-79 which is completely forgotten and focus on its impact on the events leading to the… Read More ›