Spotlight on the War in Afghanistan
Mar 15th, 2010 • Category: FeaturedBy JYOTHI NATARAJAN
The Hidden World of U.S. Military Bases in Afghanistan
A report published in TomDispatch.com in early February revealed that there are now 400 U.S. and NATO military bases in Afghanistan and another 300 Afghan military bases, which are supported by the United States. These 700 bases range in size and cost billions of dollars to operate. By contrast, there are only 440 military bases in the United States.
New U.S. Attack on Afghanistan
Photo: UK Forces Media Ops Team
On February 12, 2010, the United States launched one of the largest military attacks of the war in Afghanistan. More than 15,000 U.S. and NATO troops invaded the Taliban-controlled Helmand province in southern Afghanistan.
A total of 28 civilians (non-military people) were killed as a result of the attack, including 13 children. The Italian humanitarian organization, Emergency, has reported that many injured civilians are not able to reach the nearest hospital due to U.S. military blockades.
Fuzzy Line
Photo: Arlo K. Abrahamson
The 1500-mile-long border that separates Afghanistan and Pakistan (called the Durand Line) was established by the British in 1893 but has never been recognized as an international border by the government of Afghanistan. Violence has increased on both sides of this border following the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan.
DEFINITIONS
NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A U.S.-led military alliance.
Taliban: A strict Islamic group that controlled Afghanistan from 1996-2001. President Obama accuses this group of threatening U.S. security.
Photo: United States Air Force
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By: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
In the name of Allah, The Most Kind, The Most Merciful
Every empire eventually collapses so the U.S military machine is not an exception. Those Afghans (who are not Afghans originally, but call themselves by the name, only came as refugees or were sent by the Russian Tzar centuries ago into northern Afghanistan) are sell-outs; they sold once again the country but this time to the Americans. The British, who divided the Great Afghanistan, are back again with a pit bull because they are the poodles who bribed the Northern Alliance with pounds and dollars. It is ironic that in the past these Infidel Westerns used to arm the Afghans against the communists but founds themselves in bed with their foe i.e the communists, socialists, drug dealers and Marxists against the Taliban.
All these new and hidden bases are known to people but God willing, the Taliban are back and their enemy will flee and they are of two kinds: Enemy within – the Northern Alliance. And the enemy at the Border – Pakistan (ISI), Iran (and their Shi’ite supporters). The hypocritical foreign policy of the dead president Ronald Regan has not gone away. He not only murdered innocent Afghans but also falsely dedicated the shuttle Columbia to the freedom fighters of Afghanistan; so where is the same message Mr. Obama? You are fighting us now but you and your military adventures in Afghanistan and Pashtunistan will find us resilient and undefeatedable as it is the case in Helmand where the British left like dogs and now they think the Yankees cold do the job. So foolish and pathetic of you all; so your public still follows the same code of conduct – Obey the leader and comply; because the Western governments only give you 5 things as a gift:
SEX, FOOTBALL, BEER, ST. GEORGE’S DAY, SOAP DRAMAS
So is there any big difference between the Northern Alliance and the West?
Not all the people in Afghanistan, who are with the Northern Alliance, are criminals but they are unfortunately tricked by the false image of Ahmad Shah Massoud who sold Afghanistan and worked against Muslims under the banner of France. The Taliban banned things that were haram by Allah. So how come then hate the people who were upon the Truth – al- Haq? These questions must be answered by the Ulema but in Afghanistan anyone can give an answer yet they either don’t know it properly or falsely give evil thinkings to the people.
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